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.
This course is part of the English for Research Publication Purposes Specialization
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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.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
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
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
Recommended readings and resources10m
Takeaways10m
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments.10m
6 practice exercises
Preview test2m
Graded Quiz 116m
Preview test2m
Graded Quiz 216m
Preview test2m
Graded Quiz 316m
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
8 videos
Timing4m
Gantt Chart7m
Costs4m
Budget in Lines4m
Budget Narrative5m
Numbers and Measures6m
Pictures and Graphs7m
2 readings
Recommended readings and resources10m
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments.10m
6 practice exercises
Preview test4m
Graded Quiz 412m
Preview test4m
Graded Quiz 516m
Preview test4m
Graded Quiz 616m
5 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.
5 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 52 min), 3 readings, 7 quizzes
9 videos
Structure of Narrative4m
Criteria of Assessment5m
Aims and Background7m
Methods and Impact5m
Titles and Abstract6m
Emotional Appeal5m
Visual Comfort7m
Elevator Pitch5m
3 readings
Recommended readings and resources10m
Takeaways10m
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments.10m
6 practice exercises
Preview test2m
Graded Quiz 716m
Preview test2m
Graded Quiz 816m
Preview test2m
Graded Quiz 916m
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
6 videos
Resubmission/Feedback6m
Award Letter5m
Grant Administration5m
Reports on Processing5m
Further Steps4m
2 readings
Recommended readings and resources10m
Takeaways10m
5 practice exercises
Preview test3m
Graded Quiz 1016m
Preview test3m
Graded Quiz 1116m
Final Quiz50m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM GRANT PROPOSAL
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 CCAug 13, 2017
This course was informative and useful for writing grants. I would like to see for practice exercises
About the English for Research Publication Purposes Specialization
In five courses, you will acquire the knowledge and skills that are deemed to be essential to success in scientific writing. You will develop your expertise with a range of academic literacy skills and self-editing strategies to prepare a publishable manuscript that editors will take seriously. You will learn the unwritten rules of good writing to meet the requirements of modern-day research publications. You will also learn practical tools and techniques for writing an easy-to-read persuasive grant proposal and a convincing request for funding. Finally, you will gain skills necessary to communicate information obtained through a process of technical or experimental work.
This Specialization is the perfect first step into the world of research publications. It is designed to take your knowledge of academic writing and turn it into an in-depth understanding of current trends in scientific writing to help you get published in an international journal, win a research project grant, or report research findings. Our general goal was to make this Specialization as convenient as possible for you without sacrificing any essential content.
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