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Invest in Your Future: Winning a Scholarship for Your Grant Professional Certification

Grant Professionals Association

The Grant Professionals Certification Institutes (GPCI) scholarship program seeks to assist qualified prospective GPCs with funds needed to sit for the exam. Please see the scholarship page for more information: GPC Scholarships GPCI. Set aside time to read through all the materials and ask questions of GPCI.

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​Choosing the right certification: a guide to grant writing credentials for professionals

Grant Professionals Association

This is the boat I am in; I wrote grants for a decade before GPCI first offered certifications in 2008 (GPA of Lower Hudson, n.d.), Grant Professional Certification Institute The GPCI administers the nationally recognized GPC credential to grant professionals. so I never got around to it. But that's about to change (keep reading!).

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Wrapping up 2024

Grant Professionals Association

In the last few weeks of the year, ensure your final 2024 submissions are on time, needed funds are requested, and reports are in order. How did your team respond to changes in the grant profession, such as the new Uniform Guidance for federal funds? Reach out to your funders with holiday greetings and updates on your programming.

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Grant Professionals Foundation (GPF) Scholarship Applications are Now Open! Invest in Your Future

Grant Professionals Association

The Grant Professionals Foundation (GPF) was established in January 2006 to ensure resources are available to educate, credential, and assist grant professionals who secure the funding necessary for not-for-profits to serve the greater good.

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GrantSummit: Building Your Community and Professional Know-How

Grant Professionals Association

They needed “things”, and we lacked the funding support to provide them. Professional Development: The pinnacle of my grants career came in 2017 when I became credentialed as a GPC through the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). Every year, I discover new ways to volunteer for GPA and GPCI. I’m forever grateful.

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I Applied for a GPC Exam Scholarship – You Should Too!

Grant Professionals Association

I was relieved, but nervous, as I wanted to be a good steward of the funds that had been given to me. GPC Exam Scholarships exist to give grant professionals the opportunity to apply for funds to receive a nationally recognized credential to help elevate themselves and the grants profession. You never know what will happen next.

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Continuing Education: A Journey Not a Race

Grant Professionals Association

This present blog piece provides tips on how best to tailor your selection of continuing education activities over the life course. If financial resources are thin, you can integrate low and/or no-cost trainings available through GPA or other GPCI AEP-approved trainers. Or apply for a scholarship or grant for yourself!)