The module for Spring semester is "grant writing and review", which is designed to enhance the students' professional development and help them finalize their research proposals. Students will write NSF-style grants, which will then be reviewed by other students in the class, senior graduate students, and faculty. Students and faculty will then serve on a review panel and make funding recommendations.
| Instructor: | Course information: |
Michael W. McCoy
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Important Deadlines
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| Jan 27 (Thurs.) | Preproposals due ( email pdfs by 10pm); |
| Feb 08 (Tues.) | Reviews of pre-proposals due Tues. Feb 8th (either give hardcopy with comments or e-mail comments to PI). Will also be discussed in class. |
Feb 25 (Fri.) |
Good time to distribute grant to your advisor/lab to get feedback before its due. |
Mar 14 (Mon) |
Grants due (e-mail pdfs by 5pm) |
| Apr 1 (Fri.) | Reviews of grants due (e-mail reviews by 1pm) |
| Date | Topic | Readings |
Notes |
Jan 6 |
Intro to grant assignment |
Introduction
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Please read through grant assignment instructions. |
Jan 11 |
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Read chapter 6 in the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and publishers (Link)
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| Jan 18 | Grantsmanship continued and tips on the NSF fastlane format
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Grant Proposal Guide: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/nsf04_23/start.htm
Special Instructions for Preparing a DDIG: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02173/nsf02173.htm#prep
Proposal Forms Kit: |
Read the guidlines and expectations for eaxh of the sections. How should each section be presented and what info should they contain? |
| Jan 25 | 1. Strategies for different funding agencies (i.e. NSF, NIH, WWF,EPA, Alton Jones,Museum grants, etc) 2. Writing reviews: Journal article vs. Proposal 3. Grant Panels: What are they and how do they work |
Grant Writing Resources from ABS: How to write a losing proposal Writing a Successful NSF Proposal Writing a Successful NIH Proposal Examples (read) Read through sample proposals and information for NSF/NIH or any other grant advertisement you think might be appropriate and come to class with points for discussion for our guest speakers. You should also look at the reviews and come with questions about what type of reviews are most valuable for panel members
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Guests: Jane Brockman, Craig Osenberg, David Reed
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Feb 8 |
Pre-grant panel excercise and discussion of friendly preproposal reviews |
Review Assingments and Preproposals | Guests: TBA |
Apr 13 |
Grant Review Panel |
Grant Proposals (Panel 1 | Panel 2) Panels TBA |
A meets from TBA
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Apr 26 |
Grant project Wrap Up |
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TBA |