Our Team

Lincoln Oshobugie Ikolah is the Development Consultant/Grant Writer of Lincoln Grant Services Limited, having worked as a School Principal for over eleven years.  Lincoln holds a Master of Education Administration and Planning from the National Open University of Nigeria. He obtained a B.Ed. Education, Second Class Honours from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, in 2008. Lincoln has several certificates and diplomas in his honor and credit. They include;
Certificate in Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice by the edX-HarvardX: FXB001

Diploma in Modern Project Management by the Alison Institute, Ireland

Diploma in Strategic Management by the Alison Institute, Ireland

Designing and Implementing Monitoring and Evaluating Systems by the Alison Institute, Ireland

Certificate in Social Work Practice in Community Organization, Management and Policy/Evaluation by the edX-MichiganX: SW560x

Certificate in Change Management – Guiding Principles and Practices by the Alison Institute, Ireland

Certificate in Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster by the edX-HarvardX: PH558x

Fellowship Certificate in Proposal and Grant Writing, Dataville Research, LLC

Certificate in Community Development – Planning Promotional Programs and Seeking Funding by the Alison Institute, Ireland

Certificate in Developmental Studies – Indicators and Assessments by the Alison Institute, Ireland

Certificate in Grant Writing for NGOs by the Alison Institute, Ireland

Fellowship Certificate in Project Management of donor-funded intervention programs, Dataville Research, LLC. Ongoing

Certificate in Grant Writing Success by the School of Grant Writing Success, Nigeria. Ongoing

He conducts thorough research to identify potential donors that align with the mission and goals of all organizations and to stay informed about available grants from government agencies (local, state, and federal), foundations, and other funding sources. Lincoln has the skills to prepare high-quality grant proposals and customize proposals to meet specific requirements and priorities of each funding source. He is an expert in managing the entire grant application process, ensuring that all deadlines are met through collaboration with other staff to gather information and data necessary for grant proposal and application development.
Lincoln is highly skillful in monitoring and tracking grant application outcomes, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements for successful grants, and maintaining accurate records of grant submissions, responses, and outcomes. With a well-rounded experience in the field of grant writing, fund development, and management, Lincoln’s grant writing expertise has resulted in more than $3 million in awards from  International Organizations, Corporations, and Foundations in the US, Canada, Australia, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon, Spain, UK and other nations of the world.