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Reflections from Grant Summit 2024: A First-Timer’s Perspective by Bobbi Ozanian, MHA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Then, with the support of the Grants Professional Foundation, I earned my grant professional certified (GPC) credential. And there were so many other opportunities to network including special GPC gatherings, a scholar breakfast, free headshots, and even opportunities to pet puppies during breaks!

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

Grant Professionals Association

Eleven percent of survey respondents reported being new to the field or GPA as the reason for not earning their GPC, while 7% were unaware of it and 11% lacked the time. 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.), Who Is Certified?

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Wrapping up 2024

Grant Professionals Association

Training Plan Review the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) competencies ( found here: Competencies Tested – GPCI ). Author Bio: Jillain Veil-Ehnert, EdD, GPC, is the Director of Foundation Relations & Research Grants at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.

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

Grant Professionals Association

I admired and looked up to fellow chapter members who were grant writing veterans, many of whom had their GPC. Little did I know those conversations, and applying for a GPC scholarship, would change the trajectory of my career and my life forever. My fellow chapter members told me about the GPC scholarship and said I should apply.

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Building World-Class Grant Teams: The GPC Advantage for Employers

Grant Professionals Association

The Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential is based on competencies and skills that directly reflect the real-world requirements of grant writing and management. The GPC credential signals precisely the expertise and ethical rigor employees need when managing grant funding.

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

Grant Professionals Association

Will 2025 be the year you earn your Grant Professionals Certification (GPC)? The Grant Professionals Certification Institutes (GPCI) scholarship program seeks to assist qualified prospective GPCs with funds needed to sit for the exam. If you are uncertain, please take the eligibility quiz: The GPC Eligibility Quiz Survey.

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

Grant Professionals Association

The Foundation collaborates closely with the Grant Professional Association (GPA) and the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) to support and build the grants profession. Key Details Applications will open starting January 2025; our committee will review them later.