RLDrA04 Writing a Grant Application

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Glomb, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Lang, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kristýna Čižmářová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
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 the 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 similar schemes. Students will also be able to submit a 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 principles of grant applications;
  • submit an individual grant application;
  • submit the project in English and as members of a research team.
    • Syllabus
    • Introduction into the course
    • Grant proposals, grant strategy, and schemes
    • How to write a grant proposal I
    • How to write a grant proposal II
    • Simulated evaluation of the grant application
    • How to write a CV, time plan, and budget for grant applications
    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 of the submitted projects.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    The course is taught each semester.
    The course is taught: every other week.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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