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The RDO empowers researchers with tools for competitive funding proposals. We offer seminars, exemplars of successful proposals, and expert connections for valuable pre-submission feedback. Elevating skills and connections, we guide researchers toward successful proposal development within a complex landscape.
Early Career Faculty Programs
Are you an early career faculty researcher interested in NIH or NSF funding? Check out our NIH K Club+ and NSF CAREER Club!
Upcoming Research Skills Development Events
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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators
Monday, August 19, 2024 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
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.
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Pivot Administrative Features: Connect Your Researchers to Funding Opportunities
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Are you looking for ways to assist researchers with identifying grant funding opportunities? Are you wanting to learn more about the enhanced administrative features of Pivot? Join us for this virtual information session on Wednesday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to noon.
Topics include crafting and saving funding opportunity searches, creating calendars and newsletters, sharing and tracking opportunities, editing profiles, and enabling weekly email alerts. We will also discuss how to request access to...
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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Hardin Library for Health Sciences
Please note: this is an in-person meeting. Zoom option will not be available for this session. With questions, please contact vpr-rdo@uiowa.edu.
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.
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NIH K Club+ 2024-25 Information Session
Friday, September 13, 2024 9:00am to 9:30am
Virtual
This is an information session to describe the NIH K Club+. In collaboration with the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science’s K Club, the NIH K Club+ (2024-25) is designed to give you the knowledge and resources to craft competitive K award applications.
Event Information
The Research Development Office is hosting a NIH K Award virtual information session on Friday, Sept. 13 from 9–9:30 a.m. This event is an introduction to this year's NIH K Club+, click here to learn more.
Registr...
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AHI Unveiled: AHI Insights and Opportunities
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
This is an information session to describe the Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) program. AHI is an internal funding program within the Office of the Vice President for Research that encourages leading edge scholarship, creative activities, and interdisciplinary research.
Event Information
The Research Development Office is hosting a virtual information session on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 9 to 10 a.m. Join us virtually to learn about the Arts and Humanities Initiative (AHI) program, hear...
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Early Career Funding Opportunities and Support Information Session
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
This session will give an overview of some of the federal and foundation opportunities available to early career faculty, as well as highlight the unique support provided to early career faculty.
Event Information
Join us for this virtual information session on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to noon. The Research Development Office will present and discuss the funding opportunities and resources on campus designed for early career faculty. Click here to learn more about this session.
Registra...