Call for Applications: 2015-2016 CAREER Academy
The Office of Research and Innovation calls for applications for VCU’s 2015-2016 CAREER Academy. Targeting faculty who will be applying to the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career...
View ArticleWatch the “Funding Opportunities at AHRQ” Workshop
On April 15, 2015, the Office of Research and Innovation hosted a funding workshop entitled “Getting Funded: An AHRQ Grants Overview.” A video of that workshop is now available. The session was...
View ArticleHow to be a grant reviewer, Part 1
You have probably received the advice that one of the best ways to write competitive grants is to serve on a grant review panel. I even give it as Principle #10 of Competitive Proposal Writing: So how...
View ArticleMark Your Calendars: 2015 NSF Grants Conference
The Fall 2015 National Science Foundation Grants Conference will be hosted by Georgetown University in Arlington, VA on November 2-3, 2015. Key officials representing each NSF program directorate,...
View Article“IOS in Focus” Features Unique Approaches to Broader Impacts
IOS In Focus, a blog of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems at the National Science Foundation, has started a new feature called Focus on Broader Impacts. They state: While there’s no magic...
View ArticleAre You Ready for Public Access to Your Research?
As part of Open Access Week 2015, VCU Libraries will host sessions that may be of particular interest to grant writers: Taking Open Access to the Next Level: Hosting Journals and Conferences with...
View ArticleOctober, 2015 Issue of “Research Development and Grant Writing News”
A new issue of Research Development & Grant Writing News is now available to the VCU community. We recommend that you subscribe to the Resources for Researchers blog in order to receive immediate...
View ArticleCountdown to “Ready, Set, Grant!”
The Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Research and Innovation is pleased to host Ready, Set, Grant! on January 12-14, 2016. These workshops will offer a broad array of information and...
View ArticleNIAID offers critical advice to grantwriters “Application Missteps”
In the most recent issues of NIAID Funding News, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases addresses common application pitfalls and how to avoid them. Many grant applications commit...
View ArticleRegistration now open for Ready, Set, Grant!
Registration for VCU’s Ready, Set, Grant! workshops is now open. Ready, Set, Grant! offers an array of presentations and hands-on workshops designed to build the VCU community’s skills in competitive...
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