ORDE Spring 2020 Faculty Seminars
February
Denver: Grant Writing Symposium
February 4, 2020
9:30 – 1:00
Location: Lawrence St.
Center, Rm 1150
Faculty Experts: Cathy
Bodine, Associate Professor, Bioengineering; Brian Buma, Assistant Professor,
Integrative Biology; Ron Tzur, Professor, Math Education
Grant writing is an essential
skill for a successful and productive researcher, but one that takes work and
experience to hone. Join us for our 2019 Denver Grant Writing Symposium and
hear from seasoned researchers and grant writers on how to work with Program
Officers, pitch your project for a grant, and get insights about the grant
review process and what reviewers are looking for in your proposal. You’ll
leave with best practices in grant writing, as well as resources to help you
start your academic year off on the right foot!
AMC:
NIH K Award Grant Planning Seminar
February
26, 2020
12:00
– 3:00 pm
Location:
Strauss Health Sciences Library, Reading Room
Faculty
Experts: Jose Castillo-Mancilla, Associate Professor, School of Medicine; Amy
Feldman, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine; Vinay Kini, Assistant
Professor, School of Medicine; Laura Wiley, Assistant Professor, School of
Medicine; Yi Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Medicine
Description:
During this working seminar, you will learn about the NIH’s K award grant
programs, as well as strategies for approaching these unique grants. You will
learn tactics and experiences from past K awardees and have an opportunity to
get feedback on your K plan from your peers and awardees.
March
Denver:
Career Programs
March
3, 2020
12:00
– 2:00 pm
Location:
CU Building, Rm 490
Faculty
Experts: Mark Golkowski, Professor of Electrical Engineering; Amy Wachholtz, Associate
Professor of Psychology
Description:
During this seminar, you will learn about the NSF CAREER program and the NIH
mentored-K programs, as well as strategies for approaching these unique grants.
You will learn tactics and experiences from a past K and CAREER awardee.
AMC: Revising and Resubmitting your Grant Proposal
March 12, 2020
12:00 – 2:00
Location: Education 2 North
(P28), Rm 1206
Faculty Experts: Jennifer
Kemp, Director, Research Office, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
Few things are as
disappointing as not getting your grant proposal funded, but it’s important to
remember that all of the most funded researchers have had many proposals
declined. What makes them successful, though, is that they didn’t let those
rejections stop them. They listened to their reviewers, worked with their
Program Officer, went back to the drawing board, and resubmitted a better
proposal. Join us for this seminar where a faculty expert will discuss the
resubmission process and how to be successful through it.
April
Denver: NSF Review
Process
April 8, 2020
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: Lawrence St.
Center, Rm 745
Faculty Expert: Michael Bodhi
Rogers, Professor, Physics
Putting together an NSF grant
proposal is a major endeavor, but what happens once you hit the ‘send button’
on your proposal? Who looks at your proposal? What decisions do they make? What
process does it go through? In this seminar, we will discuss the NSF proposal
review processes and what it means for you as the PI as you prepare your
proposals. We will hear from a seasoned NSF PI and Reviewer about their
experiences with the NSF review process.
Denver: Grant Writing for the Layperson (Non-expert)
April 30, 2020
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: Student Commons
Building, Rm 2000
Experts: Naomi Nishi,
Associate Director of Educational Outreach, Office of Research Development and
Education; Rachel Sturtz, Research Communications Specialist, Office of
Research Services
Being an expert in your field
means that you understand the complexities of your research better than anybody
else. However, for many researchers, that means you also have a hard time
explaining your research and its importance to anybody else. Being able to
communicate to a non-expert audience is crucial both in terms of making your
work relevant and informative to broader audiences and because the ability to
explain your research at a basic level is crucial to good grant-writing.
Although many assume that grant reviewers are also experts in the same field,
at some agencies, non-experts are included on the review panel. Even if they
aren’t, it doesn’t take much specialization for an expert reviewer to not fully
grasp the project you’re proposing. Join us for this seminar to learn ways to
relate your research to non-expert audiences.
May
AMC: Grant Writing for the Layperson (Non-Expert)
May 7, 2020
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Location: Education 2 North
(P28), Rm 2302
Experts: Naomi Nishi,
Associate Director of Educational Outreach, Office of Research Development and
Education; Rachel Sturtz, Research Communications Specialist, Office of
Research Services
Being an expert in your field
means that you understand the complexities of your research better than anybody
else. However, for many researchers, that means you also have a hard time
explaining your research and its importance to anybody else. Being able to
communicate to a non-expert audience is crucial both in terms of making your
work relevant and informative to broader audiences and because the ability to
explain your research at a basic level is crucial to good grant-writing.
Although many assume that grant reviewers are also experts in the same field,
at some agencies, non-experts are included on the review panel. Even if they
aren’t, it doesn’t take much specialization for an expert reviewer to not fully
grasp the project you’re proposing. Join us for this seminar to learn ways to
relate your research to non-expert audiences.
Resources:
Spring Faculty Seminars - ORDE
Seminar Video Archive - ORDE
