[Vpaaetal] Grant Strategies Workshop

[Academic Affairs]

Enhance Your Grant Writing Skills:
Register Now for April 6, Grant Strategies Workshop

The Office of Graduate Studies and Research is pleased to announce its
sponsorship of the Grant Strategies Workshop for faculty, research
scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and professional staff.

Mr. Michael Cronan, Director of Proposal Development for the Texas A&M
University Vice President for Research Office, will present the workshop.

The Grant Strategies Workshop will be:

*	Thursday, April 6, 2006 
*	8:30 to 2:30 (lunch will be served) 
*	2:30 to 4:30 Individual PI meetings with Mr. Cronan
*	Mayo Room, 2rd floor, Memorial Student Center 

Seats are limited so make your reservation soon. Please contact Natalie
Henderson at 903/886-5161 or natalie_henderson at tamu-commerce.edu
<mailto:natalie_henderson at tamu-commerce.edu> , to make your reservation for
the workshop, individual meeting with Mr. Cronan, or if you have questions.
Reservations should be made by March 31, 2006.

The Workshop will contain three presentations.  After 2:30 pm, Mr. Cronan
will be available to meet individually with PIs to discuss their proposals.
Additional Information is available at our website at
www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/research
<http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/research>  and click on Grant
Strategies Workshop.  The topics for the workshop are as follows:

 

Social & Behavioral Sciences & Education Funding Agencies (DoED, NSF, NIH)

*	Gain a better understanding for each agency
*	Agency cultures
*	Competitive strategies
*	Comparisons among and between agencies
*	Review processes
*	Strategies for developing multidisciplinary proposals

 

Developing Mathematics, Science & Education Partnerships

*	Analysis of the RFP
*	Assemble proposal development team
*	Partnerships/collaboratives are often more competitive
*	Ensure team members "bring something to the table"
*	Clearly define reasons for and nature of partnership
*	State concise benefits of the partnership
*	Review each team member's relevance to the RFP
*	Develop major concepts specific to each RFP item
*	Develop "global" arguments specific to each RFP item
*	Initial teaming process and brainstorming will not be linear
*	Distill concepts and arguments into linear presentation
*	Converge drafts and interactions to final text

 

Research Funding Advice & Strategies for New Faculty

How to be successful in winning funding early in your research career;
special challenges and opportunities available to new faculty as they work
to establish their research program and to compete for federal research
funding; NSF, NIH and related Young Faculty CAREER awards

 

 

Natalie Henderson
Doctoral Degree Coordinator
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Graduate Studies & Research
P O Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
Phone: 903/886-5161
Fax: 903/886-5165

The Mission of Graduate Studies and Research is to provide leadership and
direction for all aspects of graduate education and to promote research at
Texas A&M University-Commerce. 

As a major Doctoral/Research Intensive university in the Northeast Texas
region, we are committed to embody and model the best practices in graduate
education and research to meet the needs of a constantly changing regional,
national, and global environment.

 

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