NEW! Funding Your Vision: A Practical Guide to Grant Success

Ken McAllister | Minda Dettman
Spring 2026
Fridays |  
2 PM - 4 PM
April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1, and 8, 2026
Course Format: Hybrid
Location: Main Campus
Tuition: $195

Ready to take your research from concept to funded project? Funding Your Vision: A Practical Guide to Grant Success is a 6-week course designed to help faculty, graduate students, and community members across disciplines understand the grant process better, as well as how to use that understanding to write more competitive proposals. Through six interactive, two-hour sessions, participants will explore the full lifecycle of proposal development—from identifying the right opportunity to submitting a proposal with confidence.

Each week builds critical skills: refining your project vision, aligning with funder priorities, structuring narratives, developing budgets, and understanding how proposals are reviewed. Whether you are new to grants or seeking to improve your success rate, this course equips you with tools, strategies, and real-world insights to make your proposal stand out.

While focused on humanities grants, most of the concepts apply across disciplines. All are welcome, including beginners!

 

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Meet Your Instructor

Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation

KEN MCALLISTER is Associate Dean of Research and Program Innovation in the College of Humanities and a professor across multiple interdisciplinary programs at the University of Arizona. A nationally recognized scholar of digital humanities, history of technology, and game studies, he is the author of six books and numerous articles on media theory and innovative research practices. Ken’s grant writing experience spans academic, K-12, and nonprofit sectors, and he has worked with dozens of community organizations, museums, archives, and religious institutions to identify and apply for grants—from small local foundations to national governments and international agencies. He has particular expertise in grant-oriented project development related to digital preservation, and has helped many prospective applicants shape ambitious ideas into impactful, fundable, and doable projects.

Research & Award Coordinator

As the Research & Award Coordinator for the College of Humanities, MINDA DETTMAN has successfully helped guide dozens of grant applications from idea to proposal submission to funded project. Minda has backgrounds in both science (geology) and the humanities (museum studies and Japanese language studies), and worked for several years in Japan as a translator and cultural ambassador for Kōchi Prefecture. With a particular expertise in proposal development, Minda loves collaborating with people from all institutional and disciplinary backgrounds as they develop competitive applications. From small grants funding scholarly travel to medium-sized awards for community revitalization to large federal grants supporting state infrastructure renewal, Minda is a highly skilled and adaptable sponsored project professional eager to help you up your grant-writing game.

Location

POETRY CENTER
Dorothy Rubel Room
1508 E Helen
Tucson, AZ 85721
United States

Located on the SE corner of Helen Street and Vine Avenue, one block north of Speedway and three blocks west of Campbell Ave.

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