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

LIS 450: GRANTSMANSHIP

Summer 1997

CONTACT INFORMATION Instructor: Evelyn Daniel Local Office: TBA Summer 97 Office Hours: TBA or by appointment. Telephone (Chapel Hill, NC): (919) 962-8062/8366 Local Telephone (UIUC): TBA Email: daniel@ils.unc.edu

Course Description

Objectives of the Course. Students, upon completion of the course, will be able to:

Approach grant seeking and proposal writing positively and confidently, Identify and approach funding sources, Draft a letter proposal or letter of inquiry, Produce a full proposal integrating all the elements, Critique a proposal and provide suggestions for improvement.

Textbook. The textbook for the class is:

Miner, Lynn E. and Jerry Griffith. Proposal Planning & Writing. Oryx Press, 1993.

Course Requirements and Grading. For those students taking the course for either 1/2 or 1 unit, requirements are as follows:

1/2 unit: Attend all sessions. Participate in group/individual work. Do oral presentation (ungraded poster session). Submit concept paper and need statement; one posible public and one possible private funding source; a draft one page letter of inquiry; an abbreviated proposal consisting of cover sheet and abstract, need statement and proposal objectives, operation worksheets for each objective, resource plan worksheet, one paragraph each on proposed methods of evaluation and dissemination, and a one-page budget.

1 unit: Attend all sessions. Participate in group/individual work. Do oral presentation (ungraded poster session). Submit concept paper and need statement; three possible public and three possible private funding sources; a letter proposal; a full proposal consisting of cover letter, cover sheet, abstract,introduction (context), need statement, goal(s) and objectives, work plan, resource plan, evaluation plan, dissemination plan, and budget with justifications and specifications (where needed), plus any supporting documents required.

Grading will be based on class contributions (25%), concept paper and funding source(s) (15%), letter of inquiry or letter proposal (15%) and completed proposal (45%).

Criteria for grading the proposal includes:

• All elements included;
• Logical consistency between
  1. Need and objectives,
  2. Objectives and work plan,
  3. Work plan and resource requirements,
  4. Evaluation and objectives,
  5. Dissemination and objectives (or goal),
  6. Budget and work, evaluation and dissemination plans;
• Adherence to target sponsor’s guidelines;
• Fit between funding source interests and proposal; attractive and easy to read format;
• Creativity in concept, approach and presentation.

Incompletes: A grade of incomplete may be taken only because of illness or special circumstances and only with the prior permission of the instructor.

Planned Schedule of Activities

Day 1 - May 23

Day 2 - May 30

Day 3 - June 6

Day 4 - June 13