3:45 p.m.
Fall faculty and grants development opportunities offered by the Office for Research
Support:
Fall Grantsmanship Lunch and Learns
The UTSA Grant Submission Process
Main Campus on September 22nd from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at the John Peace
Library - Faculty Center (JPL 4.04.12C)
Downtown on September 24th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm in the Durango Building - Southwest Room
(DB 1.124)
Finding Funding and Managing Funding Searches
Main Campus on October 6th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at the John Peace
Library - Faculty Center (JPL 4.04.12C)
Downtown on October 8th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm in the Durango Building -
Southwest Room (DB 1.124)
Proposal Budgeting 101
Main Campus on November 3rd from 12:00pm - 1:30pm at the John Peace
Library - Faculty Center (JPL 4.04.12C)
Downtown on November 5th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm in the Durango Building -
Southwest Room (DB 1.124)
Registration: http://research.utsa.edu/events
San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) Lecture Series: Medical Data Analytics and
Visualization
Date: October 13, 2015
Time: 10:00am - Lecture / 11:00am - Vizlab Tour
Location: John Peace Library - Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22)
Speakers: Yusheng Feng, Ph.D. (UTSA) and Craig Sisson, M.D. (UTHSCSA)
Description: Based on the notion of the Digital Patient, the SALSI Medical Data Analytics
and Visualization team will describe how they use advanced big medical data and develop 3D
immersive models and computer simulations to support diagnosis, treatment planning,
outcome prediction, virtual reality-based surgical training and optimal patient flow
treatment.
Registration: https://utsafacultycenter.wufoo.com/forms/salsi-lecture-series
Strategies for Success in Sponsored Research - Workshop
Date: October 21, 2015
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: John Peace Library - Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22)
Speaker: Robert Porter, Ph.D.
Description: In addition to developing their writing skills, grantseekers must focus on
the relational issues that are key to success. This workshop features three interactive
modules:
* Got a Match? Assuring your proposal is a good fit with a given grant program
is a critical first step. This small group exercise will focus on an actual grant program,
and participants will assess whether a specific research idea matches what the sponsor
wants to fund.
* Can We Talk? Contacting Grant Program Officers. Experienced grant writers know that
communicating with the sponsor agency prior to writing the proposal is a critical first
step. This session will provide tips for planning and conducting a productive dialogue
with a grant program officer.
* Proposal Evaluation: Grant Reviewer Exercise. In this session, participants will act
as a mock review panel, reading and evaluating a sample grant proposal. The intent is to
help grant writers understand what reviewers are looking for and how meet to those
expectations.
Registration: http://research.utsa.edu/events
Building the NSF Proposal - Workshop
Date: October 21, 2015
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: John Peace Library - Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22)
Speaker: Robert Porter, Ph.D.
Description: Competition for National Science Foundation grant awards is especially
intense, as increasing numbers of proposals have strained the agency's budget limits.
Successful proposals are written by investigators who combine sound principles of grant
writing with an understanding of NSF's overall merit review process. This workshop
will focus on critical aspects of interacting with the agency as well as proven techniques
for effective writing in each section of the NSF grant proposal.
Registration: http://research.utsa.edu/events
Writing Proposals to the U.S. Department of Education - Workshop
Date: October 22, 2015
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: John Peace Library - Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22)
Speaker: Robert Porter, Ph.D.
Description: Of the wide range of grant programs offered by the US Department of
Education, a select few are targeted to university-based researchers. This session will
focus on funding tracks within key DoE divisions such as the Institute of Educational
Sciences (IES), the Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), and the Office of
Postsecondary Education (OPE). Guidance will be provided on locating current and future
funding opportunities, eligibility requirements, proposal structure, and DoE grant review
procedures. Excerpts from successful proposals will be examined as models for preparing
key sections.
Registration: http://research.utsa.edu/events
Writing Successful Grants - Beginners Workshop
Date: October 22, 2015
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: John Peace Library - Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22)
Speaker: Robert Porter, Ph.D.
Description: For those who are new to the grant game, this introductory workshop covers
basic principles of good grant writing, starting with the phrasing of a compelling
research theme to the actual construction of the proposal itself. Major differences
between traditional "academic prose" and persuasive grant writing are
highlighted. Common pitfalls that can lead to early rejection of good ideas are reviewed,
matched with practical strategies for better writing. Special attention will be paid to
the perspectives of grant reviewers and how to write in ways that will meet their
expectations.
Registration: http://research.utsa.edu/events
Write Winning Grant Proposals - A One-day Seminar
Date: November 2, 2015
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: John Peace Library - Assembly Room (JPL 4.04.22)
Speaker: John D. Robertson, Ph.D.
Description: This seminar will comprehensively address both practical and conceptual
aspects that are important to writing competitive grant proposals. It is appropriate for
faculty members, postdoctoral researchers and administrative staff who have had some
exposure to writing grant applications, either through training / mentoring or personal
experience. Emphasis is given to doing the 'extra' things that can make the
difference between success and failure, such as demanding that the idea yield a vertical
advance in the applicant's field when acted upon; identification of the most
appropriate granting agency for the idea, including whether the idea is relevant to an
agency's priorities - or not; use of an agency's review criteria to inform writing
of the application; and practical understanding of tips and strategies that are of proven
value in presenting an investigator's project to reviewers.
Registration: https://utsafacultycenter.wufoo.com/forms/write-winning-grant-proposals/