The Office of Research, Creative Activities and Technology Transfer and the ND EPSCoR Office are sponsoring a Grant-Writing Workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 6, for faculty and other researchers interested in submitting competitive research proposals in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to federal funding agencies.
The workshop will focus on National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) programs and opportunities, although much of the information will be relevant across agencies. Joseph Danek, senior vice president of The Implementation Group, and Thomas Taylor, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, will lead the workshop. Danek has been a consultant to ND EPSCoR for many years and his advice has contributed to a high success rate. View their bios at www.ndsu.edu/research/Danek-Taylor-Bios.docx and more information on The Implementation Group is available at www.tigdc.com.
Danek and Taylor will discuss opportunities for individual principal investigator grants and multi-investigator grants. As STEM enterprise advances at NDSU, it is expected that an increasing number of multi-investigator and multidisciplinary proposals will be submitted. This is an opportunity for members of the NDSU community to be more competitive for such proposals.
The morning session will begin at 9 a.m. and will focus on NSF programs. The afternoon session will begin at noon and will focus on NIH and DOE. Both sessions will include proposal development, hints and strategies. The workshop will be held in the Memorial Union Meadowlark Room. Participants are encouraged to bring wireless laptops if possible.
Limited space is available. Faculty, especially new faculty, will be given first priority but students and staff researchers also may attend if room permits. Register by Oct. 1 by e-mailing kay.sizer@ndsu.edu and indicate which of the two sessions you would like to attend. Registrants are welcome to attend one or both sessions. A box lunch will be provided for participants attending both sessions – indicate if you’d like a box lunch when registering.