VOHUN - Grant Writing Workshop

From 20 August to 25 August 2013, the workshop on how to write a grant, which is in the framework of the Vietnam One Health University Network (VOHUN), was held in Da Nang, Vietnam.  The two facilitators from the workshop are Prof.  Beth A. Virning -  University of Minnesota, School of Public Health  and Prof. Raymond Hyatt - Tuffs University School of Medicine. The four-day workshop hoped to provide the participants with capacity to design the framework for a research project and develop a draft grant application to seek funding for the research proposal. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to search for a funding vehicle or possible sources of funds, to determine staffing, budget, and other related matters for a grant application, to indentify the partners needed to complete the project, to design the appropriate methodology to meet the study goals or aims, to craft a statement of impact and significance for the research proposed, to analyze how, when and where the findings can be published.

After 4 days, five grant proposals have been drafted. Despite the fact that they are only parts of the workshop exercise, all the proposals were well-received by the facilitators and reflected the success of the workshop in terms of meeting all the proposed goals.

Participants at the workshop

Group working to scratch out a grant proposal

Participation is the main approach of the workshop