grantsmanship

[grants-muhn-ship, grahnts-]

noun

1. skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grantsmanship¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; grant + -s ³ + -manship

Example Sentences

“That was a whole new type of grantsmanship.”

Read more on Science Magazine

In the article, published in Grantsmanship Center News, Mr. Eisenberg, who died at 90 on Oct.

Read more on New York Times

In an article for a relatively obscure journal, the Grantsmanship Center News, Mr. Eisenberg posed a question: Is it the needy, or really the well-off, who benefit most from philanthropy?

Read more on Washington Post

Nature spoke with experts in ‘grantsmanship’ and delved into the data to find out what works — and what common advice is best ignored.

Read more on Nature

Much of their mental effort goes into grantsmanship, which is not at all the same thing as creativity.

Read more on The Guardian