RLDVP Writing a Grant Application

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Sedlářová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RLDVP/01: each odd Monday 12:00–13:40 J.509
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this course, students acquire information and skills necessary to submit a successful grant application. At the end of the course, students will be able to write up a grant proposal. The proposal should meet the criteria for a proposal submitted to the Czech Science Foundation (Grantová agentura České republiky, GAČR) or Grant Agency of Masaryk University (Grantová agentura Masarykovy univerzity, GAMU). The students will also be able to submit the project in English and as members of a research team.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
  • Define a grant, grant policy and grant strategy;
  • Understand the Czech Science Foundation system;
  • Submit an individual grant application;
  • Submit the project in English and as members of a research team.
    • Syllabus
    • Grant proposals
    • Grant policy
    • Grant strategy.
    • How to write a grant proposal – in Czech.
    • How to write a grant proposal – in English.
    • Writing up a grant proposal I. (networking).
    • Writing up a grant proposal II. (discussion).
    • Simulated evaluation of the grant application (peer review, understanding and applying the evaluation criteria).
    • Simulated evaluation of the grant application I. (peer review).
    • Simulated evaluation of the grant application II. (understanding and applying the evaluation criteria).
    • Examples of succesful grant applications from the Department for the Study of Religions at Masaryk University, or other institutions or individuals.
    • Examples of succesful grant applications from other institutions or individuals.
    Literature
      required literature
    • HURYTOVÁ, Ivana. Grantování : proces přidělování nadačních příspěvků. 1. vyd. Brno: Doplněk, 2001, 44 s. ISBN 8072390929. info
      recommended literature
    • REIF-LEHRER, Liane. Grant application writer's handbook. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1995, xx, 472. ISBN 0867208740. info
    Teaching methods
    Lectures; individual work on the grant application; moderated discussion; analysis of selected examples of successful and unsuccessful grant applications.
    Assessment methods
    Presentation of a grant application project (individual or written with a team); evaluation of the quality of the project by the lecturer and other participants in the course; identification of the strengths and weaknesses in the submitted projects.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
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