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2026 Summer Grant Writing Workshops

Improve your skills to plan, write, illustrate, budget and submit a winning grant. Researchers at all skill levels and disciplines will benefit from this training.

8-week course: June 3 ‒ July 22, 2025

This 8-week USF Summer Grant Writing Workshop is designed to guide grant seekers through the basics of the application process to develop competitive proposals. Join us to learn the latest in grant writing techniques and strategies to attract funding for your projects. Participants will be provided access to the Research Resources that include grant templates and sample proposals, as well as the updated Training Activity Guide (TAG). Walk through the grant application process with us this summer because your research matters.

For Earlybird rate, use code EARLY2026 during registration (expires 4/24/2026).

Full Schedule

The Monday Message is a weekly post, staging the week ahead, that goes out to registered participants. Chock full of useful information for early career grant writers, including tools and templates, sample proposals, and new funding opportunities from a variety of sponsors. The first Monday Message on June 1 will contain the full course syllabus, which will also be posted in Canvas.

Wednesday Workshop Dates & Topics. These workshops are delivered live via TEAMS every Wednesday from June 3 to July 22 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT. Wednesday Workshops are the heart of this program. Presentations are recorded and posted in Canvas. Access is restricted to registered participants.

Funding Fridays are delivered live via TEAMS every Friday* from June 5 to July 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Program participants are encouraged (but not required) to attend the Funding Friday topics that are relevant to their research area. Although many of the Funding Friday presentations are recorded, recordings of invited speaker presentations is not something that we can guarantee. Additional information will be provided in the Monday Message. *Friday Workshops on June 19th, 2026 and July 3, 2026 will be open Q&A sessions.

Invited speakers share their expertise, knowledge, and experience. This is your opportunity to hear from representatives from sponsor agencies, peer reviewers, grant writers at the top of their game, and more! To get an idea of the caliber of invited speakers, we invite you to check out the Summer Grant Writing Workshops Playlist on YouTube.

Registration Notes

For Earlybird rate, use code EARLY2026 during registration (expires 4/24/2026).
For institutional rates, please contact rsch-rd-institute@usf.edu

For USF Participants:

Please contact rsch-rd-institute@usf.edu for a discount code.
Registering for the above program will create a new student account in the Canvas system for USF Corporate Training and Professional Education. Please note this Canvas site is separate from the main USF Canvas site (usflearn), and you will not use a NetID or USF U# to log in.
If you have an existing USF Corporate Training and Professional Education account, you can log in with your normal password or use the “Forgot Password?” feature.

Communication:

Emails will come from notifications@instructure.com after registering to finish your new account setup.
Please reach us at microcredentials@usf.edu with any login issues or questions.

Refund Policy

For those who paid the full registration price, if you cancel your booking before the first Wednesday Workshop, you are entitled to a full refund minus the cost of training materials mailed to you at the point of registration. After the program start date, the online training course is not eligible for refund. For questions, please contact rsch-rd-institute@usf.edu.