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Writing Proposals to the US Department of Education with Dr. Robert Porter

Thursday, March 9th, 2017
8:00 am - 11:30 am

Of the wide range of grant programs offered by the US Department of Education, a select few are targeted to university-based researchers. This session will focus on funding tracks within key DoE divisions such as the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), the Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), and the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE). Guidance will be provided on locating current and future funding opportunities, eligibility requirements, proposal structure, and DoE grant review procedures. Excerpts from successful proposals will be examined as models for preparing key sections. Topics to be covered include:

  • Navigating the DoE grant process
  • Deconstructing the Application Notice
  • Organizing the proposal
  • Understanding DoE grant review and selection criteria
  • Writing critical proposal elements: Need for Project, Research Objectives,   Quality of Project Design, Quality of Project Personnel, and Project Evaluation

Location:  UTSA Main Campus, Graduate School & Research Building (GSR) 2.106

Registration:  https://utsaresearch.wufoo.com/forms/writing-proposals-to-the-us-dept-of-education

Contact:  Daniel Arriaga, 210-458-6302, daniel.arriaga@utsa.edu

 

Robert Porter, Ph.D.
Robert Porter, Ph.D.Nationally recognized leader in the field of grantsmanship
Robert Porter, PhD, has presented grant writing workshops at leading universities and medical schools internationally. Formerly Director of Research Development at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Porter has received the Distinguished Faculty Award by the Society of Research Administrators International. With thirty years’ experience as a tenured professor, private consultant and research administrator, his proposals have won more than $8 million in awards from government agencies and private foundations. A national leader in the growing field of research development, he has presented papers and workshops on grant writing at national conferences and has published prize-winning articles in the Journal of Research Administration and Research Management Review. Dr. Porter has previously taught at Virginia Tech, Swarthmore College, Susquehanna University and Eastern Washington University. He holds graduate degrees in Speech Communications from the University of Michigan.

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