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| Writing a Strong First Page | General Guidance | Presented by Prof. Nathan Cherrington, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies - College of Pharmacy; Prof. Bryan Heidorn, Director, School of Information; and Research Development Services team members. A first page that is detailed yet concise, passionate yet professional, conclusive yet stage-setting serves as an introduction to everything that follows in the proposal. “Writing a Strong First Page” will provide researchers with tips and ideas for capturing reviewer’s attention from the very start of a research proposal and will include agency-specific advice. |
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| At a Glance: NSF Major Research Instrumentation Grant (MRI) | Recurring Funding Opportunities | NSF | A quick rundown of this recurring National Science Foundation grant to purchase multi-user and shared-use instrumentation for scientific and engineering research and training across disciplinary boundaries. |
| Creating a Funding Pathway to Support Your Research | Proposal Guidance | A Funding Pathway is a strategic plan that helps a researcher align their scientific vision with funding opportunities over time. It organizes potential sponsors, grant mechanisms, and application timelines to support both immediate needs and long-term goals. This presentation has been adapted into a fillable working document to enable faculty to develop their funding strategy, often through lab-level brainstorming and discussion. Full citation: Bennett, M. (2026, February 26). Creating a Funding Pathway to Support Your Research. Retrieved from osf.io/8g6ed |
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| Distilling NIH Summary Statements and Guidance on the Introduction to Resubmission | NIH Tools & Templates | NIH | How to best distill your summary statements and prepare for the resubmission (and if you should). |
| Expanding Undergraduate Research: Identifying Federal Funding to Support Student Involvement | Proposal Guidance | NSF | A webinar, slides and contact information for staff who can help design undergraduate research experiences and help you obtain federal funding to support these activities. |
| Getting Ahead of the Request for Proposals | General Guidance | Receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement often requires engagement prior to the release of a solicitation or request for proposals. This session will introduce researchers to some of the more common ways of helping either shape a solicitation or better understand the upcoming solicitation. |
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| How to Pursue Funding for Social Science Research | This webinar will guide social scientists on how to identify and understand which agencies and programs are likely to fund their research. It will cover NSF and NIH, as well as funders of humanistic social sciences, including NEH. We’ll also discuss how to find private foundations interested in funding social science research, what reviewers typically look for and common. | ||
| Intellectual Property and Commercialization Plan | Background Information | An example description of an IP and commercialization plan. | |
| National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | NSF Tools & Templates | NSF | Application tips for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship Program (NRT) 2021 limited submission deadline |
| New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding | General Guidance | From Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, this guide provides strategies to help new faculty get off to a successful start in identifying and competing for grants to support their research. Published October of 2016; updated 2022. |