Grants 101 workshop series

Grants 101: Developing a Winning Grant Proposal

This year long workshop is geared to any faculty member who is intending to submit a grant proposal. The sessions listed below are designed to facilitate grant development and keep the faculty member on track for submission. Date, Time and Location will be announced at a later date.

Session 1: Getting an Idea

How do you come up with a good idea? How do you operationalize your idea? How do you tell whether the idea is good/interesting to others? Discussion will focus on determining whether funding is available for your idea, talking to program officers about your idea, and soliciting input from others. Homework will include talking to a program officer and getting feedback on your idea.

Session 2: What Kind of Grant are You Pursuing

What type of funding agency/mechanism works best for your idea? Homework: Identify program announcements and requests for applications.

Session 3: Are You Ready to Get Started Preparing the Proposal?

Do you have the necessary expertise/track record to submit your idea? Homework: Writing your biosketch.

Session 4: Building Your Budget

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Session 5: Building a Research Team

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Session 6: Specific Aims/Primary Goals

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Session 7: Writing Workshops

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Session 8: Reviewing Proposals

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Contact Doug Delahanty at ddelahan@kent.edu /330-672-2395

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