Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101
Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”. This Manual is conceptualized to support the advancement of project writing skills for the successful design of projects and initiatives that can connect the Western Balkan youth. It supports beginner practitioners to understand the structure of grant proposals, develop project elements and create inclusive youth projects. By offering a practical resource, the Manual includes a variety of exercises and tools on the topic. Most importantly, it draws on lessons learned from several trainings organized by RYCO and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans. The three thematic parts which lay at the center of the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101” are: ● Unwrapping grant-making logic and understanding processes behind the grant life cycle; ● Highlighting the importance of participation and diversity in youth mobility projects; ● Guiding through major project elements and technical aspects of project writing. RYCO and the OSCE Mission to Serbia hope that this Manual will serve as an important companion to all interested individuals, organizations and secondary schools.
Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects
The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”.
This Manual is conceptualized to support the advancement of project writing skills for the successful design of projects and initiatives that can connect the Western Balkan youth. It supports beginner practitioners to understand the structure of grant proposals, develop project elements and create inclusive youth projects.
By offering a practical resource, the Manual includes a variety of exercises and tools on the topic. Most importantly, it draws on lessons learned from several trainings organized by RYCO and the OSCE field operations in the Western Balkans.
The three thematic parts which lay at the center of the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101” are:
● Unwrapping grant-making logic and understanding processes behind the grant life cycle;
● Highlighting the importance of participation and diversity in youth mobility projects;
● Guiding through major project elements and technical aspects of project writing.
RYCO and the OSCE Mission to Serbia hope that this Manual will serve as an important companion to all interested individuals, organizations and secondary schools.
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WHAT IS
A GRANT?
My project in a bigger picture
You want to advance your community and the environment you live and work in by applying for
a grant? Great! You have a good project idea, too? Even better! You are not sure how this whole
project proposal writing thing works? Good news – it's learnable!
Before diving into your project, it is useful to understand where it places in the bigger picture. In
order to do so, let’s familiarize ourselves with some commonly used terms:
What is a GRANT?
A grant is an amount of money that a government or other institution gives to an
individual or to an organization for a particular purpose.
Collins English Dictionary
The EU awards grants to organizations and, occasionally, individuals, to help
them carry out projects that further its policies in many different fields, from
research to education to humanitarian aid. Grants are a form of complementary
financing, and the beneficiary organisation will also put up a percentage of the
funding for their project.
European Commission
Grants are non-repayable funds or products disbursed or given by one party
(grant makers), often a government department, corporation, foundation or trust,
to a recipient, often (but not always) a non-profit entity, educational institution,
business or an individual.
Wikipedia
Main grant take-aways:
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Most often money
By an entity to advance their agenda
For a beneficiary to use (and justify) for a particular purpose.
The grant that may support your project is a part of a grant-scheme through which a number of
projects is financed. The scheme may be a part of a grant-makers’ project or programme, aimed
at achieving certain goals. Sometimes, these schemes are also called instruments.
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