Grant Proposal Preparation Readiness: A Glimpse at the Education Level of Higher Education Faculty

Autor/in	Shuman, Kristin M.
Titel	Grant Proposal Preparation Readiness: A Glimpse at the Education Level of Higher Education Faculty
Quelle	In: Journal of Research Administration, 50 (2019) 1, S.89-107 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-1590
Schlagwörter	Grants; Grantsmanship; Program Proposals; Proposal Writing; Writing Instruction; College Faculty; Graduate Study; Informal Education; Faculty Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Antragstellung; Schreibunterricht; Fakultät; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung
Abstract	The national need for higher education research has increased over the years with the growth of societal issues. Funding for this research is often acquired through competitive grant proposals due to the lack of internal funding in most universities. The skills required to write the grant are sometimes lacking and represented in current literature as a barrier to attaining grants. Informal grant proposal education often comes in the form of "learn as you go" or through unstandardized online tools or communications. Formal grant proposal education, often presented in undergraduate or graduate education, or through formal grant-funding organization workshops, are often mentioned in current literature as a way to increase the opportunity for a successful grant application. According to the literature, there was a need to determine the current status of grant proposal education. The purpose of this study was to determine whether, and how, higher education faculty members have been educated on how to seek out and apply for external grant funding, and whether or not the area of study they specialize in influences formal versus informal grant proposal writing education for faculty members. According to the results, faculty are educated both formally and informally in various settings, the discipline was significantly related to type of grant proposal education received, and informal education, rather than formal grant proposal preparation, tended to be more successful in number of grants and total dollars attained for this sample of the population. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01