Research Development Workshops

Target Audience: Current first-year Graduate Students in STEM and STEM education, Current Juniors and Seniors planning to enroll in STEM or STEM education graduate programs, Faculty, Staff.
When: Monday, August 29, 2022 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: Zoom (link provided to registrants prior to session)

This information session introduces interested students to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The GRFP is an NSF-wide program that provides fellowships to students in the earliest stages of their graduate careers to pursue non-medical research in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. Current fellowships provide a stipend of $34,000 per year to the Fellow and a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 per year to the degree-granting institution for up to three years. Topics to be discussed include details of the support provided by the fellowship, eligibility requirements, application requirements and procedures, and strategies for developing strong applications. Submission deadlines for fellowship applications are anticipated to be in October 2022.

NOTE: By the application deadline, an applicant for an NSF graduate research fellowship must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. See last year's Program Solicitation, NSF 21-602, for further eligibility requirements.

Register for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Target Audience: Current first-year Graduate Students in STEM and STEM education, Current Juniors and Seniors planning to enroll in STEM or STEM education graduate programs, Faculty, Staff.
When: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: Zoom (link provided to registrants prior to session)

This information session introduces interested students to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The GRFP is an NSF-wide program that provides fellowships to students in the earliest stages of their graduate careers to pursue non-medical research in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. Current fellowships provide a stipend of $34,000 per year to the Fellow and a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 per year to the degree-granting institution for up to three years. Topics to be discussed include details of the support provided by the fellowship, eligibility requirements, application requirements and procedures, and strategies for developing strong applications. Submission deadlines for fellowship applications are anticipated to be in October 2022.

NOTE: By the application deadline, an applicant for an NSF graduate research fellowship must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. See last year's Program Solicitation, NSF 21-602, for further eligibility requirements.

Register for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Target Audience: Dual-degree doctoral students, faculty, staff
When: Thursday, April 21, 2022 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Zoom (link provided to registrants prior to session)

This session covers the F30 Kirschstein National Research Service Award, which supports promising doctoral candidates who will perform dissertation research and training for a dual-doctoral degree (e.g., MD/PhD, DDS/PhD) in a scientific health-related field.

This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services).

Register for the NIH Predoctoral Individual Fellowships session

Target Audience: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, staff
When: Thursday, March 31, 2022 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Zoom (link provided to registrants prior to session)

This information session focuses on basic procedures for developing successful proposals to external funding agencies that support the research, teaching, and service missions of the university and campus. Topics to be discussed include clarifying project objectives (e.g., narrowing the scope of research), matching project objectives to funding agencies (e.g., identifying funding opportunities), becoming familiar with funding agencies (e.g., understanding agency missions, application procedures, and review criteria), basic budget construction (e.g., calculating indirect costs), and communicating objectives and methods (e.g., explaining complex ideas in a limited space), all with the goal of persuading funding agencies to give you money.

This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services).

Register for the Introduction to Grant Proposal Development workshop

Target Audience: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, staff
When: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Zoom (link provided to registrants prior to session)

This session is an introduction to developing grant applications for submission to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Topics to be discussed include the mission of NIH, budgetary trends at NIH, the organizational structure of NIH, the different types of NIH funding, the mechanics of preparing applications for NIH funding, and the application review process at NIH.

This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services).

Register for the Introduction to the NIH workshop

Target Audience: Assistant professors in disciplines funded by the National Science Foundation
When: Friday, February 18, 2022 | 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Zoom (link provided to registrants prior to session)

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a National Science Foundation-wide activity offering prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of research and education within the context of the mission of their organizations. The NSF deadline for submission of proposals is July 27, 2022. This session presents an overview of eligibility criteria, agency guidelines, strategies for developing competitive proposals, and a discussion of OVCR support resources available both pre- and post-award.

This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services and the STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute).

Register for the National Science Foundation Career Program

Target Audience: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, staff
When: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 | 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Zoom (link provided to registrants prior to session)

This session provides a step-by-step guide to building NIH and NSF compliant biosketches using SciENcv. Attendees will also learn to use SciENcv to create NSF Current and Pending Support and NIH Other Support documents. After the session, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.

This session is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (Proposal Development Services).

Register for the SciENcv workshop