{"id":1849,"date":"2014-02-18T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/erlenmeyer\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2014-04-22T08:48:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T16:48:28","slug":"faculty-grant-mentorship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/erlenmeyer\/2014\/02\/18\/faculty-grant-mentorship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"COS\/COP Untenured Faculty Grant Mentorship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goal:<\/strong> To provide an intensive training environment for constructing a successful grant proposal.
\nEligibility:<\/strong> Tenure-stream, untenured faculty (Assistant and Associate Professor only) with a FTE appointment within the College of Science<\/a> and\/or College of Pharmacy<\/a>.
\nExpectations of Participant:<\/strong> Individuals selected to participate in this program are expected be actively engaged in the process \u2013 including specific writing and reading assignments.<\/p>\n

Application Process:<\/strong> Eligible faculty members are asked to submit a 5-page mini-proposal as a PDF file to grant.mentorship@oregonstate.edu<\/a> (1 inch margins, font size 12 in Times New Roman or larger, line spacing of 14 pt or larger). The title of the email should be \u201cCOS\/COP Untenured Faculty Grant Mentoring Program.\u201d The first page of the proposal is intended to be a one page summary of the specific aims \/ project goals for the proposal. Pages 2-5 should include an introduction, scientific approach, significance, innovation, deliverables and broader impacts (science-based and\/or NSF-specific types). A timeline for
\naccomplishing the work would be advisable. The audience for the pre-proposal should be technical in nature for the specialized area; however, it should provide sufficient descriptive text in the introduction and specific aims sections to be accessible by a PhD level scientist in a related area.<\/p>\n

Application Deadline for Program:<\/strong> March 24, 2014 at 9 am (PST)<\/p>\n

Program Format:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The mentorship program will be structured in four phases.<\/p>\n

Phase 1. Funding 101 (Thursdays from noon-1 pm, lunch provided)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Roundtable Discussion (April 3). Participants share what they would like to get out of the program. Be prepared to share your own stories about grant writing and fund raising.
\n\u2022 The Mechanics of Writing (April 10). Sara Jameson will provide an overview of the mechanics of writing.
\n\u2022 Panel Discussion for Federal Agencies (April 17). Highly successful faculty at OSU will answer questions about their strategies for targeting NSF, NIH etc. Current panel members include: Sastry Pantula (NSF),
\nJoe Beckman (NIH), Staci Simonich (NIH \/ Superfund), May Nyman (DOE), Andy Karplus (NIH) Colleges of Science & Pharmacy Oregon State University
\n\u2022 How to Talk to a Program Officer (NOTE Special Date: Tuesday, April 22). Rick Spinrad will provide guidance on how to maximize your interactions with program officers.
\n\u2022 Mini-proposal.v2. (Due April 21, 2014<\/span> at 9 am PST) Based on what you have learned from Phase 1, a revised version of your proposal must be submitted to grant.mentorship@oregonstate.edu<\/a>. Completion of the revised pre-proposal is a requirement to proceed to Phase 2.<\/p>\n

Phase 2. Structuring a Proposal with Donn Forbes (May 5-9)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The Mechanics to Structuring a Winning Proposal. Donn will go over key traits to how to write and structure a proposal.
\n\u2022 Real Time Rewriting of Proposal. Donn will select a subset of the proposals to go over with the group and show how he would recommend modifying.
\n\u2022 Small Group Discussions on Proposal Writing. Small groups will get together to peer review each other\u2019s proposals.
\n\u2022 Mini-proposal.v3. (Due May 26, 2014<\/span> at 9 am PST) Based on what you have learned from Phases 1 and 2, a revised version of your proposal must be submitted to grant.mentorship@oregonstate.edu<\/a>. Completion of
\nthe revised pre-proposal is a requirement to proceed to Phase 3.<\/p>\n

Phase 3. Red Team Peer Review by Senior Faculty (June 2014)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Peer review of Mini-Proposal. Each proposal will receive peer review from two to three senior faculty with written feedback. The reviewers will be expected to provide \u201creal world\u201d (not-sugar coated) feedback to help
\nthe participants hone the scientific aspects and grantsmanship of the proposal.
\n\u2022 Personal Consultation with Reviewer(s). At least one of the reviewers will personally meet with the\u00a0 participant to answer questions and go over how to interpret the feedback.
\n\u2022 Roundtable Discussion (Late June). Participants will get together to discuss what they have learned from this process and provide feedback on additional aspects to further improve future Grant Mentoring Programs. An anonymous survey will be conducted to gather additional feedback.<\/p>\n

Phase 4. Participant Follow-up.<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The participant is asked to provided a one page summary by December 31, 2014<\/span> and June 30, 2015<\/span> to grant.mentorship@oregonstate.edu<\/a> on grant writing efforts, successes and learning experiences.<\/p>\n

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