Grant Writing Essentials for Higher Ed – On-Demand Training

Turning Ideas into Funded Projects

You have a mission and the vision. Secure funding so you can watch your community thrive!

Funding challenges are significant for many student services divisions, across all sectors of higher education. While grants are often seen as a potential source of new money, few higher education professionals have the expertise or knowledge to find, apply for, and manage the grants that might supplement their otherwise more limited operational budgets. Grant funding holds great promise, but student services practitioners may feel they are ill-suited or unprepared to become grant developers and managers and may face insecurity in seeking such funding.  

Our presenter will help you navigate the following variables for developing a grant portfolio within student services divisions, including the exploration of:

• Projects that might benefit from grant funding
• Supplemental versus foundational funding
• Varied sources of funding
• Skills needed in grant development
• Partnership across campus for grant development. 
  

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you: 

• Identify projects within your unit that may benefit from grant funding.
• Understand the various funding sources available and the differences in their applications to the work you do daily.
• Recognize the skills and language needed to write an effective grant application.
• Develop grant management acumen so you can seek the grants you desire to supplement your campus budget.
• Find potential partners to support your grant writing and application efforts.
• Pinpoint possible roadblocks to grant development so you can cultivate a solid grant portfolio. 
  

Presenter

Dr. Karen Archambault currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success at Rowan College at Burlington County. She has served as the lead author on multiple grants including successful grants from the state of New Jersey, the US Department of Education, Lockheed Martin, Investors Bank and Swipe Out Hunger among others. Click here for full bio.