Training and Education
Introduction to Sponsored
Projects - This workshop will discuss all aspects of grant
and contract processes. It details USP policies and procedures and
discusses PI responsibilities. This is for anyone new to USP and
writing grants and contracts for the first time.
Date(s): September 30, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: WI 201
Find Funding
-A brown-bag session to demonstrate the Community of Science funding
opportunities database and several other programs used to locate
external funding. Participants will be able to use the system to
search for contract and grant funds.
Date(s): November 11, 2008
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: GRI 140C
Preparing a Budget
- This workshop will explain what goes into a private vs. federal
budget. Participants will gain knowledge of what items to include
in budgets and what items are restricted.
Date(s): January 20, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: RH 100
Grants.Gov - Applicants applying to federal agencies offering grants and contracts had to complete multiple and often repetitive forms to submit to the different agencies. Grants.Gov is a one stop shop for applicants to find opportunities and apply to over 26 different federal agencies using one uniform application process.
NSF Fastlane - Are you considering submitting a proposal to NSF? Anyone considering applying to the National Science Foundation must submit the proposal through Fastlane.
This 2-in-1 brown-bag session will introduce Grants.Gov
and discuss some of the advantages of using this system to apply
for grants and contracts; and demonstrate the Fastlane system and
answer questions.
Date(s): March 17, 2009
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: RH 100
Research Image & Do's
and Don't to Grant Getting - Nancy B. Bell, Ph. D. is the
CEO and President of Research Image, a worldwide research infrastructure
assistance service. She brings over ten years of experience as a
former director of sponsored programs at the University of Texas
Medical Branch in Galveston.
Date(s): May 11, 2009
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: WI 205 & 208
Progress Reports
and Effort Reporting - Progress reports and effort reports;
why must we do them?.....Who reads them?.....How do they influence
my request for more funding?.......How do we report progress and/or
effort?
Date(s): June 16, 2009
Time: 11:30 pm -1:00 pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: RH 100