November 7, 2008 4th Annual TAMUS Junior Faculty Workshop
Breakout sessions presented by Mike Cronan and Lucy Deckard
Session 1-1: "How to" Strategies for Finding Research Grant Funding (Mike Cronan)
Other Resources
- OPD Funding Opportunities Resources
- November OPD Monthly Funding Newsletter
- Subscribe to RSS Feeds by Discipline
Session 2-1: Analyzing the RFP and its Role in Proposal Development (Lucy Deckard)
Other Resources
- Example NSF solicitation, annotated
- Another example NSF solicitation (abridged)
- Example NSF program description (accepts unsolicited proposals)
- Example NIH solicitation
- Tips for Exploring the NSF Website: Unsolicited Proposals
- Tips for Exploring the NSF Website: The Award Database
Session 3-1: Identifying/Developing Funding Sources for Liberal Arts and Humanities (Deborah Porter, Texas A&M Commerce)
Powerpoint presentation (ppt)
Other Resources
- Toolkit for Humanities and Social Science Funding
- Resources for Humanities Funding
- The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research: Internal and External Funding Opportunities
- Subscribe to RSS Feed for Humanities Funding Opportunities
Session 3-3: Analyzing the Agency Culture, Mission and Research Priorities (Mike Cronan)
Other Resources
- Toolkits for Investigators
- Proposal Resources (see "Resources by Agency")
- "What's New" on the OPD Site (includes news regarding agency changes and research priorities)
Session 4-1: Understanding the Review Process and Writing for Reviewers (Lucy Deckard)
Other Resources
Session 4-2: Writing Competitive Project Narratives and Proposal Summaries (Mike Cronan)
Other Resources
- OPD Grant Writing Workbook
- External Links - The Craft of Writing Proposals
- Example NSF CAREER Proposals, Summaries, etc.
- Example NSF proposals on Carleton College's Science Education Resource Center website (extraordinary resource!)
- Successful CAREER posted by Dr. Sariel Har-Peled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne on his website
- Successful CAREER posted by Dr. Brooke Shipley at Purdue University (and then University of Illinois at Chicago) on her website
- Successful NIH proposal to NIAID (annotated by NIH) - great resource for those planning to apply to NIH
