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The RDO empowers researchers with tools for competitive funding proposals. We offer seminars, exemplars of successful proposals, and expert connections for valuable pre-submission feedback. Elevating skills and connections, we guide researchers toward successful proposal development within a complex landscape.
Early Career Faculty Programs
Are you an early career faculty researcher interested in NIH or NSF funding? Check out our NIH K Club+ and NSF CAREER Club!
Upcoming Research Skills Development Events
Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar - 2024-25 (Session 1 of 3)
Friday, December 6, 2024 9:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
An NSF CAREER award application is more than an NSF Standard Grant with an education plan added in. Highly competitive awards integrate the research and education plan. In this seminar, we talk about why and how to create a plan that results in a competitive proposal.
Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar
The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting a three-part virtual NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Developing...
Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (December 2024)
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual
Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.
Register here. The RDO will send a Zoom link and calendar invitation upon registration.
Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar - 2024-25 (Session 2 of 3)
Friday, January 10, 2025 9:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
An NSF CAREER award application is more than an NSF Standard Grant with an education plan added in. Highly competitive awards integrate the research and education plan. In this seminar, we talk about why and how to create a plan that results in a competitive proposal.
Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar
The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting a three-part virtual NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Developing...
Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar - 2024-25 (Session 3 of 3)
Friday, January 17, 2025 8:30am to 12:30pm
Virtual
An NSF CAREER award application is more than an NSF Standard Grant with an education plan added in. Highly competitive awards integrate the research and education plan. In this seminar, we talk about why and how to create a plan that results in a competitive proposal.
Developing and Funding Your Research (NSF CAREER) Seminar
The Research Development Office, CLAS Grant Support Office, and College of Engineering are hosting a three-part virtual NSF CAREER Award grant writing seminar, Developing...
Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (January 2025)
Friday, January 31, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Hardin Library for Health Sciences
Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.
Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation upon registration.
Pivot Administrative Features: Connect Your Researchers to Funding Opportunities
Thursday, February 13, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
Are you looking for ways to assist researchers with identifying grant funding opportunities? Are you wanting to learn more about the enhanced administrative features of Pivot? Join us for this virtual information session on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 9 to 10 a.m.
Topics include crafting and saving funding opportunity searches, creating calendars and newsletters, sharing and tracking opportunities, editing profiles, and enabling weekly email alerts. We will also discuss how to request access to the...