Grant Workshops and Trainings
Grant Writing Workshops & Pop-up Series
A collaborative Virtual series offered by: Minnesota State Mankato, St. Cloud State University, Winona State University and Bemidji State University
Following the grant lifecycle, this workshop series provides faculty and staff with tools and strategies to lead and manage grants at each stage. Those new or returning to grantsmanship are encouraged to join all the sessions consecutively; however, participants are not required to attend all sessions. Each topic in the series offers on-demand workshop presentation and pop-up topics, for anyone new or for those wanting a refresher, with new pop-up topics offered virtually throughout the 2021-2022 academic year. The OnDemand topics that are currently featured include: Developing a Fundable Idea, MinnState System Grants, Importance of Evaluation, Hear from the Funders and Budget Justification
Grants 101 (Presented By Bemidji State)
This session provides a broad overview of the entire grant cycle and is most appropriate for those who have little to no experience with grant proposal development or implementation.
Upcoming Trainings
Other Ways to Build Your Skills
Review Proposals
To enhance your skills as a grant writer become a proposal reviewer. Below is a list of several funding agencies that offer proposal review opportunities. There may also be professional associations and foundations that are specific to your discipline that seek out reviewers.
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Science Foundation
- Health Resources & Services Administration
- Minnesota State Arts Board
- MN Dept of Revenue
- MinnState Innovation and Collaboration Funding: Contact Stephen Kelly, (Innovation) OR Jonathan Hamilton, (Collaboration)
Seek Out a Mentor
Are you interested in applying to a specific funding agency but are unsure where to start? Do you have colleagues or other professionals in your discipline who have applied and secured funding from that agency? Utilize these individuals to review and edit your proposal or simply share tips and tricks on what the funder may be looking for in a strong proposal.
Serve as Personnel on a Grant Project
Not sure you are quite ready to serve in the Principal Investigator role just yet? Connect with other professionals who may be applying for grants where you can provide expertise and services to the project in an Other or Key Personnel role. If this project is funded, you can learn about all the inter-workings of project implementation and gain valuable skills that build credibility and confidence for your own future grant projects.