October 2/3, 2008- New Faculty Lunch Seminar #3: Analyzing the Agency Culture, Mission & Research Priorities
Overview of strategies for analyzing the funding agency’s mission, strategic plans, research culture, investment priorities, and the rationale behind them, in order to weave this background information into a more compelling and competitive proposal narrative.
Overview of strategies for analyzing the funding agency’s mission, strategic plans, research culture, investment priorities, and the rationale behind them, in order to weave this background information into a more compelling and competitive proposal narrative; how an understanding of agency-specific knowledge allows you to more convincingly describe how your proposed research is relevant to the research objectives spelled out in the solicitation, which, in turn, will advance the agency’s larger strategic plan; how well you convince reviewers that your research can play a key role in advancing the agency’s objectives, thus contributing to the success of the larger strategic plan, will be a determining factor in the decision whether to fund your proposal; how to differentiate between basic research agencies and mission-focused agencies, as well as to differentiate between hypothesis-driven research and needs- or applications-driven research at the agencies.
