Dear COEHD Faculty: There are several upcoming college wide grant professional development workshops (per the email below or attachments). One that may be of particular interest is "Pursuing Funding for Education Research" that will take place on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 9:00-11:00AM; Location: JPL 4.04.12D, Faculty Center Small Conference Room. Please contact me if you have any questions. Best, Monica Monica Trevino, PhD Senior Grant Development Coordinator College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) The University of Texas at San Antonio MB 3.464 monica.trevino3(a)utsa.edu (210) 458-4806 (210) 458-4487 Fax Downtown office hours: Thursdays DB 4.226 From: Daniel Arriaga Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 11:08 AM To: Daniel Arriaga <Daniel.Arriaga(a)utsa.edu&gt; Cc: Liana Ryan <liana.ryan(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Andrei Zorilescu <andrei.zorilescu(a)utsa.edu&gt; Subject: PLEASE PROMOTE & ATTEND: Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities Greetings, Please promote and attend the below professional development opportunities (flyers attached). [cid:image002.jpg@01D43ECA.DC0666F0] I-Corps Lunch & Learn Wednesday, August 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Location: BSE 2.102, UTSA Main Campus Contact: For immediate further information or questions, please contact Andrei Zorilescu at andrei.zorilescu@utsa.edu<mailto:andrei.zorilescu@utsa.edu> or 210-458-8139. (Lunch will be provided) Registration: https://utsaresearch.wufoo.com/forms/m12o92yo00can2x/<https://na01.saf...;. Space is limited for the Lunch and Learn so please sign up at your earliest convenience! Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated. This Lunch and Learn will cover the following topics: Learn how to obtain a $50,000 grant through NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) I-Corps enables teams of scientists, researchers and engineers to explore the commercial potential of their research or innovation. By learning how to assess commercialization opportunities, teams gain a better understanding of their market, customers, competitors and industry. The I-Corps Program is now the premiere federally funded innovation and commercialization program in the U.S. Mentor Matching for Technology Venture Development Now you have a startup. How do you take your technology idea to the next step? UTSA, through the UT System Texas Venture Connect (TVC) program, can provide access to a world-class group of mentors to help guide you through your next successful business. The TVC combines experienced mentors/domain experts with UT innovators and accelerates commercialization and entrepreneurship in a scalable manner. Utilizing a proven team-based mentoring approach combined with customized software, the TVC pairs UT ventures with a team of skilled volunteer mentors with applicable real-world experience. [cid:image004.jpg@01D43ECA.DC0666F0] Introduction to Pursuing Funding from the Department of Energy Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 1:00-3:00PM Location: JPL 4.04.12D, Faculty Center Small Conference Room Contact: For further information or questions, please contact Daniel Arriaga at daniel.arriaga@utsa.edu<mailto:daniel.arriaga@utsa.edu> or 210-458-6302 Registration: https://utsaresearch.wufoo.com/forms/intro-to-pursuing-fuding-from-doe/&l... Description: We will discuss how, as a mission agency, DOE differs from NSF and NIH, how DOE is organized, how the different parts of DOE differ, how funding opportunities are announced, how to talk to Program Officers, what DOE staff and reviewers are looking for, and how to develop competitive white papers, quad charts, and proposals. [cid:image009.jpg@01D43ECA.DC0666F0] Pursuing Funding for Education Research Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 9:00-11:00AM Location: JPL 4.04.12D, Faculty Center Small Conference Room Contact: For further information or questions, please contact Daniel Arriaga at daniel.arriaga@utsa.edu<mailto:daniel.arriaga@utsa.edu> or 210-458-6302 Registration: https://utsaresearch.wufoo.com/forms/pursuing-funding-for-education-resea... Description: This session will focus on pursuing funding from the Department of Education as well as on pursuing funding for STEM education research from NSF. Other funders of education research, including the Spencer Foundation, will also be discussed. We will talk about types of grants, the roles of program officers and how to approach them, how proposals are reviewed, and what reviewers are looking for. Many Thanks, Daniel Arriaga Program Manager Office of Research Support The University of Texas at San Antonio (210)458-6302 | GSR 2.130D http://research.utsa.edu/events/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.out... I'm first-gen! Please consider the impact on the environment before printing this e-mail. This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by email and delete the original message.