Proposal Development Training

Presented by Isaac Wink

This session, led by UK Libraries' Research Data Librarian Isaac Wink, will provide an overview of NSF Data Management and Sharing plan requirements, resources for developing a plan, suggestions for selecting a data repository and budgeting for data management and sharing, and perspectives on data management practices to ensure that scientific data is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reproducible.

Presented by Lou Hurst

UK College of Medicine

Presented by Erik Davidshofer and Lou Hurst

UK Center for Applied Energy Research

This workshop will cover how to find and track suitable grant opportunities for energy and materials science using the Pivot funding opportunities database. In this hands-on session, attendees will learn how to use Pivot’s search functions, claim and refine their researcher profiles, and deploy tools for staying up to date with funding opportunities such as saved searches, curated searches, and newsletters.

Presented by Erik Davidshofer
UK College of Medicine

This workshop will cover planning steps prior to writing a proposal, characteristics of a competitive proposal, strategies for writing the overview page of a proposal, and ways to present proposal information effectively to reviewers.

Presented by Lou Hurst

This program, which is only available to researchers in states with DEPSCoR designation, encourages collaborations on basic research projects in 16 science and engineering topics between a researcher who is new to DOD funding and a partner who has had a DOD grant within the last 5 years. We will cover strategies for finding suitable collaborators (including some here at UK), structuring a successful collaboration, and presenting the proposed collaborative research at both the white paper and full proposal stage.

White Papers are due June 24, 2024

Presented by Shana Herron

The NSF CAREER program awards prestigious five-year grants to non-tenured faculty for integrated research and education programs in any of the science, engineering and education fields NSF supports. We will analyze successful CAREER proposals and discuss UK models and resources for education plans.

Full Proposals are due July 24, 2024

Presented by Allison Elliott

UK College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics

Presented by Lou Hurst
UK College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics

Participants will learn about the concept of Responsible Conduct Research and considerations for preparing the Facilities and Other Resources document for an NIH F31 application.

Participants will

1) gain insights into the UK Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC) program requirements, priorities, and review processes;

2) learn strategies for developing a two-page IRC proposal; and

3) introduce Proposal Development Office services to support IRC proposal development.

Presented by Kathy Grzech

Presented by Marjorie Stanek
UK Department of Sociology

Presented by Erik Davidshofer
UK College of Dentistry

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to identify the main features of the Pivot database and conduct funding searches using this tool.

Presented by Barb Duncan
Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Scholars Program

This presentation will discuss the importance of the biosketch in NIH grant applications and provide guidance on the content to include when developing this document.

Presented by Erik Davidshofer and Karin Pekarchik
UK Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

Presented by Erik Davidshofer
UK Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Presented by Lou Hurst
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Faculty Council

This workshop covers the features and considerations that set grant writing apart from other kinds of academic writing, and introduces drafting Concept Papers as a way to practice "selling" your ideas to potential funders.

Presented by Karin Pekarchik
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Faculty Council

Presented by Lou Hurst
UK College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics

This course session will cover elements of the Research Plan narrative for an NIH F31 application: Significance, Innovation, and Rigor of Prior Research.