Arts & Humanities *** NIH *** NSF
NIH Career Development *** NSF Career Award

Registration Deadline: February 13, 2015

Partnering with schools and colleges, the Office of the Vice President for Research will be sponsoring five grant writing seminars to be conducted by Grants Writers’ Seminars and Workshops, LLC. Faculty interested in attending any of the seminar(s) must first obtain approval from the Dean of their respective school/college prior to registering. The deadline for registration is Friday, February 13, 2015.

Write Winning Grants

The Write Winning Grants seminars will focus on key principles and the fundamentals of successful grantsmanship. The seminars will benefit both new and established faculty who have not previously applied (or unsuccessfully applied) for federal funding.

• Arts & Humanities Grants, March 13, 2015, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center, Storrs Campus (space limited) 

  A workshop entitled “Write Winning Grant Proposals” with an Arts & Humanities focus lead by Grant Writer’s Seminars and Workshops, LLC. This widely acclaimed seminar comprehensively addresses both practical and conceptual aspects that are important to the proposal-writing process. It is designed for faculty members and administrative staff who have had some exposure to writing grant applications, either through training / mentoring or personal experience.

• NIH Grants, March 16, 2015, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center, Storrs Campus* 

  A workshop entitled “Write Winning Grant Proposals” with a NIH focus lead by Grant Writer’s Seminars and Workshops, LLC. This widely acclaimed seminar comprehensively addresses both practical and conceptual aspects that are important to the proposal-writing process. It is designed for faculty members and administrative staff who have had some exposure to writing grant applications, either through training / mentoring or personal experience. This version emphasizes how to cope with the changes in how grant proposals to NIH are written and reviewed.

• NSF Grants, March 17, 2015, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  Room 101, Oak Hall, Storrs Campus 

  A grant writing workshop entitled “Write Winning Grant Proposals” with an NSF focus lead by Grant Writer’s Seminars and Workshops, LLC. This widely acclaimed seminar comprehensively addresses both practical and conceptual aspects that are important to the proposal-writing process. It is designed for faculty members and administrative staff who have had some exposure to writing grant applications, either through training / mentoring or personal experience. This NSF version takes into account the changes at the Bio directorate (pre proposal and prescribed letter format) and a discussion of the new requirement for the Data Management Plan.

*Live video streamed from the Storrs Campus to the Grossman Auditorium, Cell & Genome Sciences Building, 400 Farmington Avenue, Farmington.

Early Career Grants

Prior attendance to a Write Winning Grants seminar is a prerequisite to register for either of the career seminars.

• NIH Career Development Awards, April 3, 2015, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center, Storrs Campus* 

  A grant writing workshop entitled “How to Write Successful Career Development Award Proposal” lead by Grant Writer’s Seminars and Workshops, LLC. This seminar is for Career Development Award (CDA) candidates and their mentors. It emphasizes the ‘partnering’ between candidate and mentor that is necessary for one of these proposals to be successful. The kinds of CDAs that are highlighted include the National Institutes of Health’s mentored K Awards, and NIH’s Ruth L. Kirschstein F32 National Research Service Award for individual post-doctoral fellows. Positioning for success in advance of writing the proposal, tips and strategies that help to assure a successful application, and principles / fundamentals applicable to any agency’s CDA are taught.
  

• NSF Career Awards, April 3, 2015, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center, Storrs Campus 

  A grant writing workshop entitled “How to Write Successful Career Development Award Proposal” lead by Grant Writer’s Seminars and Workshops, LLC. The purpose of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award is to create faculty members who will use their research to attract and motivate students to learn better. It is a very prestigious award. Acquisition of a CAREER Award is particularly distinguishing in the developing career of an assistant professor, which is why so many apply for it – most without success. The principal reason for failure is lack of understanding of how the application must be written, which is what this seminar teaches.

*Live video streamed from the Storrs Campus to the Grossman Auditorium, Cell & Genome Sciences Building, 400 Farmington Avenue, Farmington.

Seminar Registration

To register for one of the seminars, complete the Seminar Registration Form by midnight on February 13, 2015.

For More Information

If you have questions, please contact:

Larisa Zagorski
860-486-6378