This is going to sound surprising, but pursue WHATEVER interests you. Grant writers come from absolutely all educational background types. We have many liberal arts majors (which I think is great for learning to write with critical thought and argument), but heck have engineers, marketers, teachers, healthcare folks, etc.
The punch line is that college won't set you up to make money as a grant writer. We get many graduates or soon to be graduates (heck some that even skipped undergrad or graduate work to be a part of the Collective instead).
The collective sounds great but I looked today it’s like $500 PER MONTH to join..yikes 😬 that’s more than a country club and they include a golf course with the membership
I did the same thing and found out I'm not too hyped on grant writing. I would recommend checking out other grant writing courses to see if it's something you would be interested in. The Shiny Object Syndrome is real.
Can you elaborate on the yikes for you? Is it bang for your buck or a reservation that you wouldn't make your money back? Building on your analogy, yes, a country club with a golf course sounds nice and probably has a high membership fee, but a country club isn't a return on your investment. Nor does a country club teach you how to build a business and 10x your initial investment in learning how to write grants.
I agree that you need to find a course that works for you to see if grant writing is a good fit. We have a free minicourse in grant writing as a way to dip your toe in. Ultimately, you'll never know if you like grant writing unless you actually give it a go.
Hey @jennifervanhyning4359! I'm not sure if there was a technical error, but the link is working now. It should take you to our quiz page. What's caught your eye about grant writing?
If you’re working on a degree, what should you major in to be a grant writer?
This is going to sound surprising, but pursue WHATEVER interests you. Grant writers come from absolutely all educational background types. We have many liberal arts majors (which I think is great for learning to write with critical thought and argument), but heck have engineers, marketers, teachers, healthcare folks, etc.
The punch line is that college won't set you up to make money as a grant writer. We get many graduates or soon to be graduates (heck some that even skipped undergrad or graduate work to be a part of the Collective instead).
I wanted to just learn to write grants for myself.
What do you want to write grants for? To get grants for?
The collective sounds great but I looked today it’s like $500 PER MONTH to join..yikes 😬 that’s more than a country club and they include a golf course with the membership
I did the same thing and found out I'm not too hyped on grant writing. I would recommend checking out other grant writing courses to see if it's something you would be interested in. The Shiny Object Syndrome is real.
@@arinto55 I agree. They also share a lot of good info with the free online classes so I’ll keep my 500 thanks lol.
Can you elaborate on the yikes for you? Is it bang for your buck or a reservation that you wouldn't make your money back? Building on your analogy, yes, a country club with a golf course sounds nice and probably has a high membership fee, but a country club isn't a return on your investment. Nor does a country club teach you how to build a business and 10x your initial investment in learning how to write grants.
I agree that you need to find a course that works for you to see if grant writing is a good fit. We have a free minicourse in grant writing as a way to dip your toe in. Ultimately, you'll never know if you like grant writing unless you actually give it a go.
Definitely soak up all you can for free, but the DIY way only gets you so far when you want to do this work effectively and not burn out.
The 3-min quiz doesn't open up.
Hey @jennifervanhyning4359! I'm not sure if there was a technical error, but the link is working now. It should take you to our quiz page. What's caught your eye about grant writing?