An NSF CAREER award application is more than an NSF Standard Grant with an education plan added in. Highly competitive awards integrate the research and education plan. In this seminar, we talk about why and how to create a plan that results in a competitive proposal.
Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar
The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting an in person NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Planning and Writing Successful NSF CAREER Grant Proposals, that will be held on Friday, December 5 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm, UCC. The seminar is presented by AtKisson Training Group.
This seminar will cover the following topics:
Understanding the Basics of CAREERs
Planning Your Proposal
Crafting a Compelling Overview
Designing Your Education and Research Plans
Discussing the Literature, Preliminary Work, and Significance
Letters and the Rest
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Eligibility
Early career faculty who are eligible to submit NSF CAREER awards are welcome to register for this seminar.
Registration
Register here by Monday, December 1. The RDO will send a calendar invitation upon registration.
Registration includes lunch and one electronic copy of the Handbook for Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals. No cost to register. However, if you do not attend the in person session, you will be charged $60 for the Handbook.
The Handbook helps you through the grant writing process, starting with the early stages of planning your project. It contains clear and flexible solutions to communicating your idea clearly to the reviewer. The Handbook provides a heavily footnoted and occasionally humorous guide to turning your idea into a clear grant proposal.
Questions?
Please email vpr-rdo@uiowa.edu with any questions. Sign up for the RDO Monthly Newsletter to stay up-to-date on this year's seminar here!