Grant Proposal

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Elena Bazanova +1 more instructor

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Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

About this Course

The course provides guidance on developing a strong application that will allow reviewers to better evaluate the science and merit of your proposal. You will learn how to put your ideas into proper words, arrange a clear and concise paper and search grant market for potential funder. You will also learn how to react to negative feedback from reviewers and resubmit your proposal. The course focuses on useful project management tools and possible budget pitfalls.

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Approx. 18 hours to complete

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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

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4.83/5 (14 Ratings)

Elena Bazanova

Director of the Language Training and Testing Center

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

72,871 Learners

4 Courses

Varvara Sosedova

PhD in Philology

Moscow State University of International Relations

13,554 Learners

1 Course

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 18 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

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Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Московский физико-технический институт (Физтех) является одним из ведущих вузов страны и входит в основные рейтинги лучших университетов мира. Институт обладает не только богатой историей – основателями и профессорами института были Нобелевские лауреаты Пётр Капица, Лев Ландау и Николай Семенов – но и большой научно-исследовательской базой.

Основой образования в МФТИ является уникальная «система Физтеха», сформулированная Петром Капицей: кропотливый отбор одаренных и склонных к творческой работе абитуриентов; участие в обучении ведущих научных работников; индивидуальный подход к отдельным студентам с целью развития их творческих задатков; воспитание с первых шагов в атмосфере технических исследований и конструктивного творчества с использованием потенциала лучших лабораторий страны. Среди выпускников МФТИ — нобелевские лауреаты Андрей Гейм и Константин Новоселов, основатель компании ABBYY Давид Ян, один из авторов архитектурных принципов построения вычислительных комплексов Борис Бабаян и др.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Content Rating95%(1,217 ratings)

Week

Week 1

5 hours to complete

MODULE I: READY TO START

In this module you will discover how to formulate the rationale of you future research and create its model in a clear and concise way. You will also learn how to effectively search and select a funder. Besides, you will be able to estimate your and your organisation's strong and weak points to make the grant project and aspirations more realistic.

5 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 61 min), 9 readings, 7 quizzes

10 videos

Welcome Video3m

Grant Facts5m

Square One6m

Logic Model7m

Potential Funders6m

Effective Search6m

Additional Requirements5m

Strengths and Opportunities5m

Weaknesses and Threats6m

Project Staff6m

9 readings

Elena Bazanova5m

Varvara Sosedova5m

MIPT5m

LTTC5m

Grading Policy10m

Assessments overview5m

Week 2

4 hours to complete

MODULE II: READY TO COUNT AND DEMONSTRATE

In this module you will discover tools which help to organise project work in an effective way. Lectures provide basic information about scheduling the project and team management. Another crucial skill you will acquire is how to estimate and justify project costs, as well as describing budget in the narrative. You will also be able to demonstrate information in numbers and visuals, which is a valuable feature of any grant proposal.

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 47 min), 2 readings, 7 quizzes

Week

Week 3

6 hours to complete

MODULE III: READY TO WRITE

In this module you will learn how to develop and arrange sections of your proposal, write the best headings for them, and prepare the abstract. You will also learn how to make your narrative persuasive and appealing. Besides, you will solve the problem of compressing text to the right size and keeping it readable. Another important skill you will acquire is preparing a brief oral presentation of your project in case funders want to meet you.

6 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 52 min), 3 readings, 7 quizzes

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

MODULE IV: READY TO SUBMIT AND IMPLEMENT

In this module you will learn how to assess your proposal before submission and react to reviewers’ feedback afterwards. You will also learn how to revise your proposal for resubmission in case of failure. Two more skills for mastering are reports on processing and project closing.

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 32 min), 2 readings, 5 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM GRANT PROPOSAL

by TCJan 26, 2019

A very informative and well-designed course with content relevant not just to grant proposal writing but project management more broadly. Thank you very much, Dr. Bazanova and Dr. Sosedova!

by GLApr 20, 2020

Good course for general knowledge on writing grants. What about having a more specific course/specialization including funding guidelines review and real-life case scenarios?

by DVMar 14, 2020

Thank you for a very interesting hints and stepwise explanation. only if assignments were on relevant matters it would have been more helpful and smooth.

by KKFeb 11, 2021

I absolutely loved the course! I've learned so much and cant wait to see the next chapter of my career!

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