Workshops and Presentations

All workshops and presentations are based on Write an Effective Funding Application: A Guide for Researchers and Scholars (The Johns Hopkins University Press)


Faculty Presentations: Write an Effective Grant Application

Length of presentation is tailored to meet the needs and interests of particular audiences.

Topics covered include:

  • 5 writing tips that will improve your grant application
  • organize your application
  • make your case
  • the heart of the document: tying your budget to your text
  • securing outstanding letters of support/letters of reference
  • before you submit — a checklist of things to make sure you've done

Ask me about my forthcoming series of telephone seminars!


Faculty workshops in effective grant-writing

Includes presentation as outlined above, plus:

  • the examination of a less-than-successful written proposal from the point of view of a reviewer
  • practise in creating a summary of actual projects in a way that makes the nature of the initiative clear and interesting to others


Also available:

  • Helping Your Academics Win More Grants — a workshop for research officers, department heads, doctoral supervisors and others
  • Write Effective Scholarship Applications — a workshop for graduate students
  • Write Effective Letters of Reference (45-minute presentation)

Contact me for more details and information on scheduling and costs.