Starting with the National Endowment for the Humanities, this workshop will cover a number of funding sources of particular interest to disciplines broadly grouped in the humanities and social sciences. Specific grant programs will be reviewed, together with eligibility requirements, funding levels, and lists of projects recently funded by each program. Key elements of [...]
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Three federal funding agencies comprise a major portion of research dollars awarded to US institutions: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Defense (DoD). This session will focus on techniques for locating funding opportunities at each of these agencies, combined with tips for writing competitive proposals. [...]
Competition for National Science Foundation grant awards is especially intense, as increasing numbers of proposals have strained the agency’s budget limits. Successful proposals are written by investigators who combine sound principles of grant writing with an understanding of NSF’s overall merit review process. This workshop will focus on critical aspects of interacting with the [...]
Faculty work hard to select course materials that don't get read. Students spend hundreds and even thousands of dollars a year on books they don't use. Join us for this important discussion about the connection between texts and student learning. Faculty will learn targeted strategies for getting students to engage with class readings. Participants are invited to bring texts to the [...]