RCA Events

The RCA Office is committed to providing training opportunities across various disciplines, access to experts through learning opportuntities, and special events. 

All NDSU faculty researchers are welcome to attend RCA trainings and events. Staff and students are also welcome when indicated.

Building Bridges: Working with Tribal Nations & TCUs | Faculty Opportunities at the NDWRRI

Conversation and discussion about faculty working with Tribal Nations & TCUs & ND Water Resources Research Institute.

  • Sheridan McNeil, Director of Tribal Partnerships
  • Dane Mataic, North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute Director

May 14, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Room TBD, Memorial Union + Zoom
Lunch provided

Brewing up Businesses at NDSU

May 14, 2025 4pm - 6pm | 2nd floor, Brewhalla, Fargo 

Anyone with an interest in exploring start-ups, or have early-stage start-ups, or who are interested in selling something should drop in at this event. 

Note: All food and beverages are on a buy-your-own basis.

What this IS:

An informal, drop-in session for to talk about:

  1. what does it look like to create a start-up?
  2. how long does it take to create a start-up?
  3. what does it mean for my full-time job?
  4. can I work at my start-up?
  5. does NDSU own my brain (e.g. everything I think about)?
  6. who would fund my start-up?
  7. what if I just want to start a service center/recharge center instead?

What this gathering is NOT:

  1. A meeting
  2. Specifically about tech transfer or managing IP
  3. No service providers (lawyers, accountants, HR firms trying to sell you services)

Reignite, Reimagine, Reinvent (R3) Your Research Summer Program

An opportunity to work with writing consultant and peers this summer

Apply to be considered for a cohort of up to 10 faculty for this 6-week program, which will feature access to a virtual facilitator Sandrine Sanos, Ph.D. and local writing consultant Scarlett Gray Bernard.

The goal of the program is to produce a 5-10 page shovel-ready project proposal that could be used for internal or external funding opportunities. The peer-support writing curriculum will include the work of a literature review such that the background section of a proposal can be written with a hypothesis-driven or problem-driven rationale for the research project or creative activity.

  • Eligibility: tenured faculty
  • Thursday afternoons beginning May 22 through June 26
    (sessions will be recorded and faculty will have access to a Teams drive with the curriculum support material)

Applications are now closed. Contact the Research Development team with any questions.

Mastering the NIH R Series Bootamp

Join the next Bootcamp and learn how to become a more competitive grantwriter. If you haven't attended one before, Bootcamp is a live Zoom call training event designed for those preparing to write an NIH submission for the fall deadlines or later, and for the people who advise them. Bootcamp is presented by the Bouvier Group and is offered at no charge to NDSU personnel.

The Bootcamp will span four Thursdays: June 10, 17, 24, and July 1. Each two-hour session will kick off at 1:00 PM CT, giving you a focused dose of grantwriting expertise every week.

  • June 10: Preparation
  • June 17: Specific Aims 
  • June 24: Significance & Innovation
  • July 1: Approach

Time: 1:00 PM Central
Duration: About 2 hours per session, including Q & A

Key Takeaways: At the end of the training, you will:

  • Identify and employ crucial steps to prepare to write
  • Acquire key information about effective NIH writing strategies
  • Apply those strategies as you write and revise a draft of your submission
  • Utilize your skills to critique the work of others, which will lead to sharpening of your own skills
  • Develop better grantwriting skills that will carry forward on all submissions, whether to NIH or other funding agencies

Can't make a session? The entire series is recorded, so feel free to register for the event and then catch up on your own time later.

NSF Career Award Spring Bootcamp

  • Jan. 27, 12:00-1p
    Kick off, familiarization with online bootcamp materials
  • Feb. 24 12:00-1p
    Intellectual Merit / Broader Impacts
  • March 24, 12:00-1p
    Educational Component
  • April 28, 12:00-1p
    Ugly first draft
  • May 19, 12:00-1p
    Other sections/ continue to work with consultant
  • June – July
    Work with consultant as needed
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