http://gollygrantsonline.com/Program-for-the-Graduate-Students-Association.htm
Florida Atlantic University

Tuesday, 29-SEP-2009, 10 a. m.

Dr. Jay S. Mendell
Florida Atlantic University (Retired)
MendellJay “at” gmail.com,
Subject Line, Graduate Student

Why study grantwriting

Reason#1:To make a living1

· .Good part time income

· .Steady fulltime income

· Unpropitious university major

· Enjoy diversity of challenges

Where to find clients

· Web sites for freelancers (http://elance.com )

· Word of Mouth (Tell everyone you know.)

Learning how to write grants

· Manuals

ü Foundation Center (http://www.foundationcenter.org/sitemap.html)

ü Grantsmanship Center (http://www.tgci.com/ )

ü Grants.gov (https://www.cfda.gov/index?static=grants&s=generalinfo&mode=list&tab=list&tabmode=list )) )

· Jay’s webs (http://gollygrantsonline.com/index.htm ) and (http://gollygrantsonline.com/indexold.htm )

· Examples of my proposals

ü Sex education for Puerto Rico 2007
http://tinyurl.com/r465mu

ü Summary of reviewers comments on Sex Ed for Puerto Rico
http://tinyurl.com/o4eq3n

ü A proposal to the Mott Foundation 2008
http://tinyurl.com/qhwmm7

Sources

· GrantSelect (http://www.library.fau.edu/ecollect/dbg.htm)

· FDO (http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/welcome.php?fpc=1 ) and (http://www.foundationcenter.org/collections/ccfl.html)

Reason #2: Get support for graduate work

· Foundation Center Cooperating Connectionv (http://www.foundationcenter.org/collections/ccfl.html )

· FAU catalog. Google ”(site:fau.edu (scholarship OR fellowship) )”

· Google Eskimo (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q=scholarship+eskimo&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b ) and (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q=scholarship+eskimo+%22materials+engineering%22&aq=&aqi=&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=d6985f0b1643625b )

Reason #3: Money for GSA or other student organization

Mendell (http://black-sheep-library.com )

Dummies’ books

Reason #4: Make an Academic Career

http://www.fau.edu/research/osr/