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Writing Research Grants That Actually Get Funded is a professional certificate course that explores grant writing as both an art and a science, supported by a practical methodology for making proposals more effective.

Funding agencies are looking for research that is in alignment with their mission, is beneficial to the field and/or society, is achievable within the given time frame and budget, and complies to ethical and data sharing standards. Therefore, researchers need to prepare their applications to convince these agencies that their research meets these criteria.

This course is designed to equip researchers, academics, and research administrators with the advanced strategic and practical skills necessary to secure research funding by writing compelling and competitive grant proposals.

It teaches how to how to present a strong research idea with clarity, purpose, and persuasive structure along with practical methodology for making proposals more effective. The goal is to understand how thoughtful strategy, persuasive communication, and attention to what reviewers seek in proposal can strengthen the case for support.

During this intensive, six-part course comprising of pre-recorded lectures, participants will gain insight into the entire grant preparation process. The course structure follows the logical progression of proposal development and covers the following topics: 

• Understanding the Funding Landscape, Grant Mechanics, and Research Plan
• Conceptualizing and Drafting the Specific Aims
• Producing a quality study design with a methodological approach
• Highlighting the significance and innovation of the proposed research
• Research team and research facility planning
• Developing a well-justified research budget
• Data management plan and ethical compliance issues
• The grant review process - how to think like a grant reviewer and avoid common grant writing mistakes

How was this course developed?

The content of this pre-recorded course was developed in consultation with leading researchers with over 20 years of research funding experience and millions of dollars in grant funding. They possess deep, firsthand knowledge of the grant review process into what reviewers seek in a top-tier proposal. They shared their grant proposal development expertise and critical insights with MENA Medical Research to develop this course.

Who should take this course

• Early- and mid-career researchers seeking competitive grants
• Academics and faculty members
• Research managers and development officers
• Graduate students (PhD) and Postdoctoral Fellows
• Professionals involved in seeking non-profit or government research funding

Benefits of taking this course

• Increase the probability of securing research funding.
• Learn how to plan the complex proposal development process.
• Master the writing techniques and methodology unique to grant proposals.
• Elevate professional reputation through successful funding acquisition.
• Get certificate of course completion