Grant Writing Services & Guides

Sponsored Programs: Faculty Grant Writers

Sponsored Programs (SP) is committed to the professional and career development of the faculty and facilitates opportunities to enhance their work. The training will include financial support from SP in the form of a training workshop, a trip to the sponsoring agency, and adjunct faculty salary for one three–credit course while in SP.

The full-time faculty member (a) who is appointed by their respective Dean, pending a review of student evaluations, service to the University, and research activity; (b) who will have completed two academic terms by the start of the program; and (c) who demonstrates interest in grant seeking.

The faculty member should fill out the SVSU Professional Development Grant application here if interested in this opportunity.

Capacity:

  • Three faculty members/semester: Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer = 9 faculty members/year
  • Release time of one three–credit course, 5 hours/week, equal to 15 weeks of two and one-half days in SP and one half day assigned reading and research

Click here for a description of the fifteen–week Faculty Grant Writing Training Plan.

Obtaining external funds for projects at SVSU provide great benefits to faculty, staff, students, the community, and the University itself. For faculty, grants provide the means to conduct independent research by providing funds for administrative support, equipment, and release time from teaching. It provides learning and earning opportunities for students and staff, and strengthens the University as a whole. In many cases, it greatly impacts the quality of life in our community. However, when developing a proposal idea, it is important to create a link between how a potential funding source views a problem/issue being addressed, and the outcomes of the PI's proposed project. In other words, the PI must prove why his or her proposal is the best way to address the problem as defined by the funding source.

Valuable Data Sources

The State and Local Government Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.

The Center for Educational Performance and Information collects student data from school districts via the Single Record Student Database (SRSD) three times during the school year.  On this page, you will find links to various data and reports about students including headcount, FTE, expulsions, grauduation, and dropout rates.

The Common Core of Data (CCD) is a program of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics that annually collects fiscal and non-fiscal data about all public schools, districts, and state education agencies in the U.S.  The data include information that describes schools and school districts, including name, address, and phone number; descriptive information about students and staff; including demographics; and fiscal data, including revenues and current expenditures.

The Michigan Department of Education's Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability provides access to Adequate Yearly Progress, MEAP, Michigan School Report Cards, and other valuable information.

The U.S. Census Bureau's State and County Quick Facts provides census data for states, counties, and cities.

Ciy-data.com has collected and analyzed data from numerous sources to create complete and interesting profiles of over 63,000 cities.

The Citizens Research Council offers links to all Michigan Intermediate School Districts.