Grants are a great way to obtain external funding for your department, try out a new curriculum or activity, travel abroad, write a book, help students receive scholarships to pursue higher education, add an impressive accolade to your CV, and so much more--the list goes on and on for potential grant opportunities as faculty members to improve education and student success at MCC!
Grant writer Don Peek of Education World poses some questions to ask yourself when deciding if a grant would be helpful:
- What challenges are your students facing?
- What do they need help learning in your school?
- What behaviors are they exhibiting that might get in the way of achievement?
Some words of advice from the Dean of Education at The Citadel:
“Most institutions have fallen on hard times. Instead of worrying about your needs, search for a grant agency that supports needs that are similar to yours and then carefully craft a proposal that assures the evaluators that, if given the opportunity, you will out-perform your competition on meeting the organization's goals. Should your proposal be rejected, realize that in grant writing, rejection is an essential step to success. Just take a deep breath and rewrite your proposal, making it irresistible to the next evaluators.”
If you are interested in pursuing one of these opportunities, please discuss your idea with your supervisor or dean, and then contact Marcella (x7515) or Caroline (x7538) in ORD.
