©: Evelyn Daniel, 1997. All rights reserved.
Page revised 6/5/97.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

LIS 450: GRANTSMANSHIP

Summer 1997

Day 4 - June 13, 1997

Topics and Approximate Times

9:00

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10:00

 CLINIC TIME

10:00

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10:30

 PRELIMINARIES
  • Collect draft of work plan (resources, time and task chart, milestones, evaluation plan, plan for dissemination and budget.
  • Review last week's work and answer questions.

10:30

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12:00

 REVIEW OF PROPOSALS
  • Criteria used for review
  • Response to rejection
  • Response to acceptance
  • Management of grants

Divide into assigned reviewing teams and plan review process.

LUNCH

Time to set up posters and examine individually.
1:30

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2:30

 REVIEW OF POSTERS

Each review team selects best of show. Team members write brief (1/2 page) critiques of all posters reviewed.
2:30

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3:30

 PACKAGING AND PRESENTING THE PROPOSAL
  • Review all elements and compare to funding source criteria
  • Review/Rewrite as needed
  • Prepare cover letter, cover sheet and abstract
  • Complete forms, certifications, gather signatures
  • Gather support letters and other needed documentation
3:30

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4:00

 SUMMARY OF VIPs (VERY IMPORTANT POINTS)
  • Examine the appearance of your draft
    1. Is it readable and concise?
    2. Are pages numbered and table of contents provided if longer than ten pages?
    3. Are pages standard in size, color and weight?
    4. Has proposed been proofread by more than one person?

  • Examine the writing style in your proposal
    1. Use active rather than passive voice.
    2. Use simple sentences, short paragraphs, headings and subheadings, as needed
    3. Is proposal written from point of view of those who will benefit from it?

  • Compare the finished proposal to application guidelines
    1. Have all required elements been included in the specified order?
    2. Have you addressed all the specified criteria?

Final Assignment. - Due June 16. All students: Turn in final draft of proposal.

For 1/2 unit: Make necessary corrections, adjustments to prior work. Prepare cover sheet and write abstract.

For 1 unit: Make necessary corrections and adjustments to prior work. Write cover letter and write abstract. Add any appendices you wish.

NOTE for all students: I will give each of you a release form asking you to give (or not give, if you so choose) permission to use sections from your proposal anonymously in my future instructional activities. There is no onus for refusal, and only teacherly gratitude for the gift of your permission.

Please include your mailing address plus envelope and postage if you wish your returned final project to be sent elsewhere than to the GLIS office.

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