Recurring Programs

NIH K Club+

In collaboration with the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science’s K Club, the NIH K Club+ is designed to give you the knowledge and resources to craft competitive K award applications. Club+ participants will take part in events and services including graphic design, editing, and review services.

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NSF CAREER Club

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. 

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Recurring Seminars

ARIS Broader/Research Impacts Seminars

The Training Team from the NSF-supported Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) organization conducts five interactive virtual workshops. Session topics include:

  • BI 101
  • Broadening Participation
  • NSF CAREER Awards
  • BI Partnerships/BI Identity
  • Evaluating BI

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K Award Ecosystem Seminar

The seminar is presented by Dr. Peg AtKisson (AtKisson Training Group). This seminar will walk you through all the parts of the proposal, emphasizing the purpose of each part and how different sections must mesh. Topics include:

  1. How and why components must mesh
  2. Choosing the right K Award
  3. Addressing review criteria in all components
  4. What makes a good Candidate
  5. Connecting Candidate, Career Development, and mentor
  6. Support letters
  7. Transition from K to R

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Planning and Writing Successful NSF CAREER Grant Proposals

The seminar is presented by Dr. Peg AtKisson (AtKisson Training Group). Seminar topics include:

  1. Understanding the Basics of CAREERs
  2. Planning Your Proposal
  3. Crafting a Compelling Overview
  4. Designing Your Education and Research Plans
  5. Discussing the Literature, Preliminary Work, and Significance
  6. Letters and the Rest

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Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities

The seminar is presented by Dr. Peg AtKisson (AtKisson Training Group). The seminar focus is on fundamental concepts of proposal planning and writing for the Arts and Humanities faculty backed by concrete tips and operational strategies that support planning and longer-term sustainability.

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Write Winning Grant Proposals

The Write Winning Grant Proposals seminar is the cornerstone of Grant Writers' Seminars and Workshops (GWSW) seminar programs. It comprehensively addresses both practical and conceptual aspects that are important to writing competitive grant proposals. Emphasis is given to doing the “extra” things that can make the difference between success and failure.

Phase I is offered each year in the Fall. Phase II is offered every other year.

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Upcoming Grant Writing Events

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Planning and Writing Successful NSF CAREER Grant Proposals Seminar

Friday, February 27, 2026 8:30am to 4:30pm
MERGE

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.

Planning and Writing Successful NSF CAREER Grant Proposals

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...

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EPSCoR Lunch and Learn Series - NSF Session

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
MERGE

The University of Iowa is eligible for EPSCoR funding from four federal agencies: DoD, DOE, NASA, and NSF. The purpose of the EPSCoR Lunch and Learn Series is to promote EPSCoR opportunities and connect faculty with successful awardees. EPSCoR enhances science and technology in states with fewer federal R&D funds. Sessions include agency-specific opportunities, panel insights, and a Q&A. Lunch is provided.The University of Iowa is eligible for EPSCoR funding from four federal agencies: DoD, DOE...

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Scaling Your Research Program: From One Grant to Many

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 2:30pm to 3:30pm
College of Public Health Building

What does it really take to grow from managing one grant to sustaining two or three at the same time? This in-person panel explores the benefits and challenges of scaling a research portfolio, including increased impact and independence alongside the risks of burnout, overcommitment, and administrative overload. Through candid reflections and practical strategies, panelists will share how they navigated growth, organized their labs, and built sustainable funding trajectories over time.

Date: Tues...