Boston's Metropolitan College offers a graduate certificate in fundraising management, which includes grant writing as one of four required courses. Other courses include capital campaigns, individual fundraising and financial management for nonprofits. The course in grant writing covers research, proposal writing and program evaluation. The certificate program is open to students who already have bachelor's degrees, and credits earned may be applied toward the college's M.S. in arts administration.
The Writers Series at the University of Illinois features several noncredit courses related to grant writing. Offered through the School of Continuing Studies, these four-week online workshops are self-paced and cover elements of successful proposals, budgeting and evaluations, as well as researching funding sources, hands-on writing exercises and what to expect during the proposal review process. University of Illinois provides registration discounts to employees, students and alumni.
The Emory certificate in grant writing combines four classroom courses and an individualized online "capstone" course, and the university offers continuing education units (CEUs) upon completion within one year. Participants learn how to design projects and identify funding sources, as well as how grant writing fits into the overall development strategy of the organization. The program also includes hands-on writing sessions and requires all students to bring laptop computers to class.
The master of nonprofit management degree at Florida Atlantic University features grant writing as one of seven required core courses in the School of Public Administration. Other courses in this graduate degree program focused on the nonprofit sector include management, public policy, governance, legal and ethical issues, fundraising and financial management. Students with sufficient prior experience may get the internship requirement waived, and additional electives make up the student's area of concentration. The program is open to those with bachelor's degrees.
The Fund Raising School at IUPUI provides an intensive two-day training course on preparing successful grant proposals. This session includes finding appropriate funders, proposal components and budgeting. A broader-focused certificate in fund-raising management requires a "principles and techniques" overview plus three additional courses selected from annual giving, major gifts, capital campaigns, planned giving or interpersonal communication. The university's Center on Philanthropy also offers B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degree programs in philanthropic studies.