Certificate Overview
Initiating and supporting professional projects requires multidisciplinary understanding. Oregon Tech’s online Proposal & Grant Writing certificate provides coursework in technical writing, proposal and grant writing, management and business, and ethics. Students and professionals will develop specific skills in the context of proposal and grant development, offering opportunities for project innovation and writing efficacy and elevating their success in the professional world.
Graduates of the Online Proposal & Grant Writing certificate should be able to:
- Apply concepts of proposal and grant-writing processes to produce persuasive documents for problem-driven projects, including responding to Requests for Proposals/Bids (RFP/Bs) and seeking funding opportunities.
- Demonstrate high levels of personal integrity in the proposal-writing process, including accuracy with need statements and budget/financial information.
- Use accepted rhetorical, linguistic and design theories to craft user- and reader-centered documents.
- Design and create documents using a variety of industry-standard tools.
- Demonstrate professionally-appropriate ethical reasoning, including awareness of intellectual property in the creation and management of documents.
- Manage the production of complex, large-scale projects and their related documentation.
You can complete this 18-credit certificate in as little as 9 months, or complete it at a slower pace to meet your needs.
Certificate Courses
Core courses (11 credits)
- WRI 121Z Composition I (first course)
- WRI 227Z Technical Writing
- WRI 327 Advanced Technical Writing or WRI 350 Documentation Development
Focus courses (7 or more credits from this list)
- BUS 215 Principles of Management or BUS 223 Marketing
- MIS 102 Spreadsheet Software Lab
- PHIL 331 Ethics in the Professions or PHIL 342 Business Ethics
- WRI 410 Proposal & Grant Writing
18 credits is required for the certificate. Students completing 21 or more credits may have an Honors designation. This certificate is eligible to stack with the Technical & Medical Writing certificate and the UX Writing certificate.
Admission Process
Full admission to Oregon Tech is not required. Financial aid is not offered to non-degree seeking students but a payment plan is available. Follow the steps below to get started:
- Submit the Non-Degree Seeking Application. Select the online Proposal and Grant Writing Certificate as your major.
- Watch for an email from the Admissions Office about registration.
- Register yourself for classes when registration opens.
Students using Veteran Affairs benefits should apply to Oregon Tech using the Online First-Year or Online Transfer application instead of the Non-Degree Seeking application.
Non-degree seeking students do not pay application fees since they are not attending a degree program and are limited to 8 credits per term.
Once registered you are responsible for the tuition and fees. The payment and refund schedule, along with the payment plan application, is located on the Cashier’s Office website. The Academic Calendar details important registration dates and withdraw deadlines.
Awarding the Certificate
Oregon Tech awards formal certificates upon completion of all requirements. The Registrar's Office advises soon-to-be graduates to submit the Application for Degree two terms before completing the certificate. A certificate cannot be awarded without the application found in TechWeb.
Accreditation
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Oregon Institute of Technology is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. NWCCU is an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education and/or the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.