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Session 1: Grant Writing Boot Camp 2016 Wednesday, September 21 10:00 AM ABB 138 Starting the Grant Writing Process Overview of the Workshops, Understanding the Objectives and Goals, Process Overview

1 Session 1: Grant Writing Boot Camp 2016 Wednesday, September 21 10:00 AM ABB 138 Starting the Grant Writing Process Overview of the Workshops, Understanding the Objectives and Goals, Process Overview Nika Stoop, Center for Faculty Excellence Introductions and working groups - Nika Reading your grant opportunity description - Nika Connecting with mentors Suzanne Held, Professor, Health & Human Development Funding agency specific discussions o NSF James Wilking, Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering o NIH Allen Harmsen, Professor, Microbiology & Immunology o USDA Julia Haggerty, Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences o DOE Adie Phillips, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering and Chaofu Lu, Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology o Foundations Matt Parsons, Director and Sonja Bahr, Assistant Director, Foundation Relations, MSU Alumni Foundation, and Leslie Schmidt, Assistant Vice President for Research and Economic Development Syllabus and 2016GrantPrepProcess_worksheet.pdf NSF Grant Proposal Guide (webpage), USDA (FAQs), DOE Proposal Process and NIH Grant Guides NSF Hints - Advice on Writing Proposals to the National Science Foundation NIH Hints for Planning, Writing and Submitting, NIH Grant Writing Tips, Writing Your Application, NIH Forms Handout: 8 Concepts Every Grant Writer Must Master For A Successful Proposal! Morgan C Giddings, PhD. Resources available: Reach out to potential mentor, Create a list of things needed to fully respond to the RFA (letters of support, collaborators etc), Write your proposal summary Read 8 concepts article

2 Session 2: Grant Writing Boot Camp 2016 Wednesday, September 28 10:00 AM 12:30 PM ABB 138 Designing Your Project Convincing Reviewers to Support You Biosketches, Facilities Communicating with your Program Official o Laura Stanley, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Current NSF Program Director, Information and Intelligence Systems o Ed Dratz, Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry Writing your specific aims/objectives/goals Peer Feedback Sessions Project Summaries Template to help you focus your aims, one vital component of writing a successful proposal - spaimstemplatev3.docx. Biosketches - NSF Guidelines, NIH Guidelines Review Chronicle of Higher Education Article: What to Say- and Not to Say- to Program Officers Resources available: Create or revise your biosketch/cv and Facilities doc for the grant submission Revise project summary Reach out to Program Official Read - R. Porter (2007) Why Academics Have a Hard Time Writing Good Grant Proposals. The Journal of Research Administration. Volume XXXVIII, Number 2, 37.

3 Session 3: Grant Writing Boot Camp 2016 Wednesday, October 5 10:00 AM 12:30 PM ABB 138 Assembling Your Team MSU Grant Writing Resources: 15 min each 3 tables for each participant o Data Management Sara Mannheimer o Statistics Consulting Center Lillian Lin o HELPS Lab Eric Raile o Human Subjects (IRB) Mark Quinn o Outreach and Working with the Community Suzi Taylor Managing the grant writing process as a project, Collaborating with others Liz Shanahan, Political Science Peer Feedback Session Biosketches/CV, Facilities descriptions Handout of the MSU Research Network details R. Porter (2007) Why Academics Have a Hard Time Writing Good Grant Proposals. The Journal of Research Administration. Volume XXXVIII, Number 2, 37. Read Pinker, S, Why Academics Stink at Writing, Chronicle of Higher Education, Article, PDF Revise your biosketch/cv and Facilities doc for the grant submission Review Process USDA/NIFA, NIH, NSF, DOE Schimel, J., Writing Science: How to Write Papers that Get Cited and Proposals that Get Funded, Oxford University Press, USA, 2012 (In the Box folder)

Session 4: Grant Writing Boot Camp 2016 Wednesday, October 12 10:00 AM 12:30 PM ABB 138 Writing Your Story Understanding the review process Faculty members who understand the review process for

4 Session 4: Grant Writing Boot Camp 2016 Wednesday, October 12 10:00 AM 12:30 PM ABB 138 Writing Your Story Understanding the review process Faculty members who understand the review process for different agencies share their insights o Laura Stanley, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Current NSF Program Director, Information and Intelligence Systems o Ron June, Assistant Professor,, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, NIH Reviewer o Michelle Flenniken, Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology. USDA Telling your Story Discussion of the readings and presentation from o Bob Peterson, Professor, Land Resources & Environmental Sciences Group Activity Pinker, S, Why Academics Stink at Writing, Chronicle of Higher Education, Article, PDF Schimel, J., Writing Science: How to Write Papers that Get Cited and Proposals that Get Funded, Oxford University Press, USA, 2012 Science Writing Resources Complete the first 5 pages of your research plan/project description/project narrative thinking about the group discussion about characters and the challenge you are addressing

5 Session 5: Grant Writing Boot Camp 2016 Wednesday, October 19 10:00 AM 12:30 PM ABB 138 Submitting Your Project Pre-Awards in the Office of Sponsored Programs o Micaela Young, Pre-Awards Specialist, Office of Sponsored Programs Building Your Budget Discussion of budget questions with Dale Huls, Assistant Director, Office of Sponsored Programs Feedback Session with Faculty OSP website, Grant Seeker s Checklist, Info Sheet and Programs Principal Investigator Guide (PDF) OSP Budget template is available to develop your budget -.xls and.xlxs, along with guidance on preparing your Budget Justification/Narrative. Nika s Budget template version is in Box

FUNDING OPPs & INFO For Hajim School Researchers

FUNDING OPPs & INFO For Hajim School Researchers June 6, 2016 EVENT AIM Photonics All Institute Meeting Date: June 9-10, 2016 Location: Strathallan Hotel, 550 East Avenue. Registration is closed but if