Funding Opportunities

 

All About Grants Podcast

Members of the research community interested in the NIH grants process now have a resource in the NIH All About Grants Podcast.  The podcasts provide information from NIH staff members on topics such as:

·         Getting to Know NIH and the Grants Process

·         Preparing a Successful Grant Application

·         Advice for New and Early Career Scientists

·         Submitting Your Application

·         How NIH Grants Are Reviewed

·         Life As an NIH Grantee

While this information is based around the NIH process, you may find this information applicable to non-NIH agencies as well.

 

Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science

Stony Brook Univeristy in New York established a center for science communication in 2009 that was recently named for famed actor Alan Alda.  The mission of the center is to teach scientists how to communicate their work to the public in a way in which their audience can understand.  The skills taught at the institute have proven to be helpful in securing funding, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration and effective teaching methods.  June 11-14 the Center will be hosting it's summer institute.  If you are interested in more information, please visit their website.  

 

We're Social!

The Office of Sponsored Programs is now on Facebook and Twitter!  We hope to provide these as additional informational channels for you to tap into advance notice from sponsors on upcoming grant opportunities and real-time research news.  We also hope to add a blog feature and YouTube instructional videos and "researcher-on-the-street" interviews on research or grant-related topics.  Stay tuned for more information in an upcoming Research Roar.  As always, please feel free to send us your ideas for what would be helpful features in any of our expanding communication venues.