Grant Funding Fundamentals

Everything you need to prepare for writing your grant, so you’re ready to go!

If you’re a first-time grant applicant or considering applying for UK government grants in the future, this course is for you. This course will get you prepared for grants, whether you’re writing your own or working with a grant writer to avoid surprises and last-minute important conversations in the writing process. Designed by a grants expert, Dr Chloe Sharp, with over a decade of experience winning grants.

Start learning and preparing for grants

Grant Funding Fundamentals: Online Course Only
£225.00
One time

Are you feeling confused by UK government grant funding? This course gives a comprehensive overview from grant strategy, to winning a grant and everything in between at your own pace. Prices are exclusive of VAT.

✓ Free templates for planning your grant application
✓ Get access to the LinkedIn Group
✓ Links to grant funding sources
Grant Funding Fundamentals: Online Course + Live Workshops - Investor Partnerships: Clean Energy and Climate Technologies
£479.00
One time

You'll go through a fictional case study and marking criteria to understand how to prepare your application. You'll have access to the online course, plus five hours of live lessons with a grants expert. We'll send you the joining information with the Zoom call details. The dates of the live cohorts are: 2nd June and 3rd June 9.30am-12pm (UK Time). Prices are exclusive of VAT.

✓ Five hours of live cohort lessons (2x 2.5 hour sessions)
✓ Access to five chapters of online course materials
✓ LinkedIn group for current and past courses
Grant Funding Fundamentals: Online Course, Live Workshop + 1:1 Coaching: Investor Partnerships: Clean Energy and Climate Technologies
£649.00
One time

You'll go through a fictional case study and marking criteria to understand how to prepare your application. You'll have access to the online course, plus five hours of live lessons with a grants expert. We'll send you the joining information with the Zoom call details. The dates of the live cohorts are: 2nd June and 3rd June 9.30am-12pm (UK Time). The 1:1 hour of coaching will be at a time that works for you. Prices are exclusive of VAT.

✓ Five hours of live cohort lessons (2x 2.5 hour sessions)
✓ Access to five chapters of online course materials
✓ LinkedIn group access for current and past cohorts
✓ 1:1 1hr personalised mentoring

What you’ll learn

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Get a comprehensive overview on how grants work and where to find them

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Get a headstart on creating a grant funding roadmap for your grant projects and business

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Access the key materials you need to plan out your grant projects

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Learn about a competition in-depth from a grant expert that will guide you through using a case study

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Get access to a grant community to learn from others who are interested in grants

Meet Your Grant Funding Fundamental Instructors

Dr James MacFarlane, Grant Workshop Facilitator

This 'Grant Wizard' truly knows grants inside and out. He has over a decade of grant writing experience, having successfully written and won grants for university research and its spin-out, as well as numerous clients in his role as Head of Grants at GrantTree.

During his time at GrantTree, he built a strong team of grant consultants and writers covering a broad range of competitions and funding bodies, including BBSRC, Innovate UK, and NIHR.

Dr Chloe Sharp, Online Grant Course Designer

Chloe has personally raised over £10m in funding for startups and SMEs across Innovate UK and Growth Hubs and government departments such as BEIS.

An experienced leader in grant funding, from running a grant writing consultancy for 5 years and leading the grants team at one of UK’s most trusted grant consultancies, GrantTree and head of grants at MPA, a Bedfordshire-based accountancy.

  • "With no prior experience in grant writing myself, Chloe's course teaches with ease the tips and tricks needed to ensure success!"

    Anon

  • "I found the tips in the Grant Funding Fundamentals online course and workshops to be incredibly practical. The guidance was immediately applicable, helping me feel far more prepared to build a grant strategy. I now have a clear understanding of what is needed for opportunities like the Smart Grant, which had previously felt overwhelming. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone looking to strengthen their approach to grant writing and boost their confidence in navigating funding applications."

    Ana Silva, Replica Biomaterials

  • "Grant Funding Fundamentals was a game-changer for me. The course offered clear, actionable insights that took the mystery out of the grant application process. Each session was packed with practical advice, examples, and resources that made the complex world of grant writing feel accessible and manageable. I left feeling confident and equipped with the tools needed to approach grant funding strategically. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their grant writing skills and maximise their chances of success!"

    Saba Riaz, LeafyColl

  • "Well worth attending; great ideas, insights and resources"

    Aver Hemden, MTRIAD

  • "As an academic, this course really opened my eyes to the importance of reviewing and strategising my grants and applications from a new, more commercial perspective. It helped me see what I could improve and how to do it!"

    Iva Chianella, Cranfield University

  • "This course helped me organise everything to know about grants and added some great new ideas for innovative grant projects. It was engaging, informative, and really fun!"

    Stephen Fulton, Flexsr

  • “The quality and quantity of information was incredible, backed up with practical templates to follow along with and implement ourselves – this made the whole workshop very engaging and very very useful!”

    Benn Klewpatinond, Inond

Are you looking for a collaborator on your bid or grant?

I’ve personally won over £10m across multiple government grant competitions, bids and tenders including Design Foundations, Smart Grant, DIfD, BEIS GovTech Catalyst, NHS Leadership Academy, SEMLEP, West Midlands Combined Authority and more. I’ve led grant consultancies and grant teams, which won millions of pounds of grant funding.

Sharp Insight can be a subcontractor or project partner to collaborate with you on grant-funded projects as a researcher, evaluator or Social Value provider.

We’re giving free access to collaborators to the online course only.