Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.

Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation and room location upon registration.

The OVPR invites the University of Iowa research community to the inaugural Large Grant Development Opportunity (LGDO) Symposium.

About the Symposium

The symposium highlights the progress of the inaugural cohort of LGDO Phase 1 awardees as they share how institutional investment has enabled them to develop ambitious interdisciplinary research initiatives.

Each research team will deliver a brief lightning presentation describing:

Their research vision,

Progress achieved during Phase 1,

Lessons learned...

Training grants offer an opportunity to do more than support individual trainees. They can help faculty build research communities, strengthen graduate and postdoctoral training, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and expand institutional research capacity.

Join the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Graduate College for a faculty panel discussion exploring training grant opportunities across federal agencies, including the NIH T32, NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP...

The Research Development Office is hosting an in-person lunch and learn with the Iowa Space Grant Consortium Director. This will be held on Wednesday, December 2 from 12:30 pm-1:30 pm.

The Iowa Space Grant Consortium is part of NASA’s National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, a nationwide network of colleges and universities that promotes education, research, and public engagement in aeronautics and space-related fields.

Join us to learn more about ISGC, its connection to the national...

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 Thursday, December 3 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. 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...

A competitive NIH Career Development K Award fits together like a complex ecosystem. This seminar will walk you through all the parts of the proposal, emphasizing the purpose of each part and how different sections must mesh. Note: the general concepts also apply to many aspects of Fellowship (F31/F32) applications.

K Award Ecosystem Seminar

The Research Development Office and the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science is hosting an in-person NIH K Award grant writing seminar, The K...

The Research Development Office is hosting a virtual NIH K Awardee Panel Session on Thursday, January 7, 2027 from 10am-11am.This panel session will provide an opportunity to hear from recent K Award recipients regarding their experience with the application process, need-to-know information, plus much more.

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...

The Research Development Office is hosting a virtual NSF CAREER Recent Awardee Panel Session on Friday, January 8, 2027 from 10am-11am. This panel session will provide an opportunity to hear from recent CAREER Award recipients regarding their experience with the application process, need-to-know information, plus much more.

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...

Presenter: John D. Robertson, PhD
Managing Member: Grant Writers' Seminars & Workshops (GWSW)

The Research Development Office in the Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to partner with Dr. John Robertson from Grant Writer's Seminars & Workshops (GWSW) to conduct the Write Winning Grant Proposals seminar.

Click here to view the seminar's webpage.

Event Information

The workshop will take place on Monday, Jan. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon and follow up consultation meetings will be scheduled...

Presenter: John D. Robertson, PhD
Managing Member: Grant Writers' Seminars & Workshops (GWSW)

The Research Development Office in the Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to partner with Dr. John Robertson from Grant Writer's Seminars & Workshops (GWSW) to conduct the Write Winning Grant Proposals seminar.

Click here to view the seminar's webpage.

Event Information

The workshop will take place on Monday, Jan. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon and follow up consultation meetings will be scheduled...

The Research Development Office is hosting an in-person grant writing seminar, Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, that will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the IMU. The seminar is presented by AtKisson Training Group.

This seminar will cover fundamental concepts of proposal planning and writing for the Arts and Humanities faculty backed by concrete...

The Research Development Office is hosting an in-person grant writing seminar, Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals in the Creative Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, that will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the IMU. The seminar is presented by AtKisson Training Group.

This seminar will cover fundamental concepts of proposal planning and writing for the Arts and Humanities faculty backed by concrete...

The Research Development Office is hosting an in-person seminar about ARIS Research Impacts (aka Broader Impacts) Seminar on Thursday, February 11, 2027, from 10:00 am-3:00 pm.

This hands-on workshop will explore the history and purpose of the NSF Broader Impacts (BI) criterion and offer practical strategies for designing, implementing, and evaluating BI activities. The session will also cover how to build strong, mutually beneficial partnerships. It will also focus on building competitive NSF...