The NSF CAREER Club is designed to give you the knowledge and resources to craft competitive CAREER applications. Club participants will take part in events and services including editing, graphic design, and review services.

 

 

 

 

Events and Services*

Planning and Writing Successful NSF CAREER Grant Proposals: 4 two-hour CAREER-focused grant writing sessions presented by Dr. Peg AtKisson (AtKisson Training Group).

Broader Impacts (BI) Seminars : Five two-hour BI-focused seminars cover basic to advanced concepts. Sessions include: BI 101; Broadening Participation; NSF CAREER; BI Partners; BI Identity; and Evaluating BI. Presented by ARIS.

Graphic Design: Have one key figure designed for your proposal.

External Grant Review: Receive expert feedback from one external reviewer.

Internal Panel Review: Receive critical feedback from up to 3 internal (UI) reviewers.

Editing: Receive up to ten hours of editing assistance to improve your writing's clarity.

*Club participants receive these events and services free. It is expected the Club members participate in all events and services.

Timeline

ACTIVITY	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul
Planning and Writing Successful NSF CAREER Proposals  (Dec. 2; Jan. 7, 14, 21 @ 9am-11am)	X	X
Broader Impacts Seminars (Feb. 11, 25; March 11, 25; April 8 @ 9am-11am)			X	X	X
Graphic Design				X	X
External & Internal Review						X
Editing							X
Submit to NSF								X

Eligibility

Assistant professors (or equivalent) who are eligible to submit NSF CAREER awards are welcome to register for this seminar.

Register

Register here to sign up for CAREER Club.

Questions

Please email vpr-rdo@uiowa.edu with questions.

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Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Aaron Kline in advance at 319-335-4142 or aaron-kline@uiowa.edu.