How active is grant writing activity and what opportunities are available for Ph.D. students to be involved in the process?
All of the faculty listed under the first question are involved in grant writing or other external funding sources to some extent. Many of the faculty have external research and/or personnel preparation grants, and there are frequent opportunities for observing or contributing to the grant writing process. Students can both learn how to write grants by contributing to the faculty process and possibly also conduct portions of grant-funded research as part of their projects. Grant writing is included as a series of topics in the Ph.D. first year seminar. Students are encouraged to participate in biweekly research presentations within the department that highlight student and faculty research planning, grant writing, progress, and results. There is also a grant writing seminar offered by the special education department that specifically guides students toward drafting a grant document suitable for submission to federal sources, useful for supporting student independent grant writing in t
