NSF Grantsmanship Workshops

When:	Five Successive Friday mornings beginning on February 8th (last lecture March 8th), 7:30 am to 9:30 am
Where:	Baldy Hall Room 200G
Exception:	March 1st Mock Review Panels Session will be held at The Center For Tomorrow, 7:30 am to 10:30 am

Agenda:

Week 1 (Feb 8):

Overview of NSF programs. Organization and areas supported; NSF-wide priority areas; Specific solicitations; Funding for interdisciplinary topics; Interagency collaborations; Future directions. Doing your homework and making contacts before submission of proposals. Sources of information.

NSF Work Shop (Andres Soom)	Power Point slides, PDF Version.
NSF Work Shop (Bruce McCombe)	Power Point slides, PDF Version.

Week 2 (Feb 15):

Proposal writing. Review criteria; Research ideas; Preliminary data; Conservative versus innovative/high risk proposals. Budget preparation.: Mechanics, what to ask for; budget justification; cost sharing (Dr. Charles Kaars, Sponsored Programs).

NSF Work Shop	Power Point slides, PDF Version.
NSF Budgets	Power Point slides, PDF Version.

Week 3 (Feb 22):

Examples of successful proposal strategies. Presentations by several successful 'junior' grantees, in various fields. Regular and CAREER Awards.

NSF Work Shop

Power Point slides, PDF Version.

Week 4 (March 1):

Mock review panels at The Center For Tomorrow (complete program). Registration required to attend this session:

1. Computing and Information Sciences (CISE) mock panel. Chair Dr. Russ Miller.
2. Biological and environmental sciences mock panel. Chair Dr. Joseph Gardella.
3. Q&A session and "share your reviews" in Chemical and thermal systems (CTS), Materials Research.

Week 5 (March 8):

Special mechanisms and other programs. Centers (ERCs, I/UCRCs); Instrumentation (MRI, ILI); Liaison with industry (GOALI); Small business (SBIR/STTR); Interdisciplinary groups; Exploratory (SGER); Creativity Awards; International; Education and training. Invited speaker Dr. Lance Haworth, NSF.

Please call either

Dr. Andres Soom

soom@eng.buffalo.edu
Voice: 645-2771 ext. 1105

or

Dr. Bruce McCombe

mccombe@nsm.buffalo.edu
645-2711 or 645-2389

for questions about the agenda. Contact Mr. Edward Zablocki in the Office of the Vice President for Research at 645-3321 for logistics information. Updates will be posted at our website.

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