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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.  

Upcoming Research Skills Development Events

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Planning and Writing Successful NSF CAREER Proposals - (Session 2 of 3)

Friday, January 5, 2024 9:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
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 Proposals Seminar The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting a three-part virtual NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Planning...
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Planning and Writing Successful NSF CAREER Proposals - (Session 3 of 3)

Friday, January 12, 2024 9:00am to 1:00pm
Virtual
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 Proposals Seminar The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting a three-part virtual NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Planning...
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Pivot Administrative Features

Tuesday, January 16, 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 an information and demonstration session that will introduce Pivot Administrative Features. Topics covered will 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...
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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators

Thursday, January 18, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
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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ARIS Broader Impacts/Research Impacts Seminars: Session 1 - BI 101

Friday, February 9, 2024 9:00am
Virtual
The National Science Foundation (NSF) considers two criteria in their review of proposals: intellectual merit and broader impacts (BI). Broader impacts relate to how the proposed research will “benefit society or advance desired societal outcomes” and is increasingly used as the differentiator between which excellent proposals to fund or not. The Training Team from the NSF-supported Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) organization will conduct five interactive virtual workshops on...
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Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) Information Session - Spring 2024

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:30pm to 3:30pm
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, Feb. 14, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Join us virtually to learn about the Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) program, hear...