LiveCohort weeks
Six weeks of facilitated, expert-led sessions on a predictable weekly rhythm, built for people with full-time jobs.
Grants InstituteThe Grants Management Accelerator Programme
Turn the grants work you already do into recognised expertise.
Six weeks live with expert faculty and a cohort of peers, plus lifetime access to the complete grants management curriculum. Cohort 1 starts August 2026 — enrolment now open.
6 weeks live cohort/8-module lifetime library/Expert practitioner faculty/Cohort 1 starts August 2026/Early-bird $149 until July 15
The shift
You are doing the job. You were never trained to do it.
Most grants managers never trained as grants managers. You inherited a budget, got pulled into compliance, or were handed a donor report with no template and a tight deadline. You learned the hard way, on live grants, and you are good at it.
What you do not have is the structure to know you are doing it well, the grounding to close the gaps you suspect are there, and a credential that makes your expertise visible.
That is exactly what this programme gives you.
6 weeks
Live, facilitated cohort on a predictable weekly rhythm
8 modules
Complete lifetime curriculum across the grants lifecycle
Aug 2026
Cohort 1 begins August 2026 — enrolment closes August 1
What you will be able to do
Eight modules. The complete grants lifecycle.
The Accelerator combines a focused six-week live cohort with lifetime access to a full eight-module curriculum. Together they take you across the entire grants lifecycle, from kick-off to close-out.
Grants management foundations
The lifecycle, the rules, and a strong kick-off.
Grant financial management
Budgets, cost eligibility, accounting, and reporting.
Programme implementation and monitoring
Work plans, M&E, and adaptive management.
Narrative and donor reporting
Credible reports, indicators, and ethical storytelling.
Sub-recipient management
Due diligence, sub-awards, monitoring, and corrective action.
Donor-specific compliance
USAID, FCDO, the EC, UN HACT, and the World Bank.
Amendments, close-out, and audit
Extensions, scope changes, and audit readiness.
Professional value and career development
Function design and your own growth plan.
Curriculum
Six weeks live. Lifetime access. Real expertise.
The live weeks give you pace, accountability, and direct contact with expert faculty. The library is the deep reference you keep for life.
LibraryLifetime curriculum
The complete eight-module curriculum, yours to keep and return to whenever a new challenge lands on your desk.
PeopleExpert faculty and peers
Each area is led by a practitioner with real authority, alongside a cohort of professionals facing what you face.
Why GIBuilt by practitioners, for practitioners
Our faculty are practitioners, not lecturers. Our content is drawn from real institutional donor programmes across USAID, FCDO, the EU, the UN, and the World Bank.
Who it's for
Who this programme is for.
The Accelerator is for capable people who learned grants on the job and want to make their expertise systematic and recognised. You do not need a qualification to start; you will have one to show at the end.
The self-taught grants manager
You inherited the responsibility, learned on live grants, and want structure and credibility behind what you already do.
The compliance and reporting lead
You handle the rules, the budgets, and the donor reports — you want a complete view of the lifecycle, not piecemeal training.
The sector changer
You are joining the non-profit sector from another industry and need a fast, structured grounding in how grants actually work.
The team that runs grants together
You want shared language and shared tools across programmes, finance, and grants — the Accelerator gives your team a common operating system.
This is probably not right for you if…
- · You only need a short introductory overview of grants. The Accelerator is rigorous and time-intensive by design.
- · You cannot commit to the live cohort weeks. The library alone is valuable, but the cohort is where the transformation happens.
Format & access
A complete programme, built around your working week.
The live cohort runs across six weeks on a predictable weekly rhythm, designed around the working week. The self-paced library is yours to use at your own pace, long after the cohort ends.
| Format | Hybrid: 6-week live cohort + lifetime self-paced curriculum |
| Cohort 1 | Starts August 2026 · Enrolment closes 1 August 2026 |
| Modules | 8 modules covering the complete grants lifecycle |
| Faculty | Practitioners from USAID, FCDO, EU, UN, and World Bank programmes |
| Access | Lifetime access to the curriculum library |
| Certificate | Certificate of Completion |
Enrol
Choose the right rate for you.
Whatever rate you join on, you get the full programme and lifetime access to the curriculum. Early-bird pricing ends 15 July 2026; standard rates apply from 16 July. All enrolment closes 1 August 2026.
Cohort 1 · Early-bird (until 15 July 2026)
$149
- Six-week live cohort with expert practitioner faculty.
- Lifetime access to the complete eight-module curriculum.
- Cohort 1 starts August 2026.
- Standard rate $249 applies from 16 July 2026.
- All enrolment closes 1 August 2026.
- Grants Institute London certificate of completion.
Standard rate opens 7 days before the cohort starts
Talk to us before you book if you are unsure it fits — we will be honest with you.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Cohort 1 starts August 2026. Enrolment is open.
If you are ready to turn the grants work you already do into recognised professional expertise, enrol now.
Early-bird pricing ends 15 July 2026. All enrolment closes 1 August 2026.