Research Development Fellows Program Overview and Expectations Noah Clayton, M.A. Project Manager December 1, 2011

End Goal & Format The program's goal is to help early career faculty enhance their proposal development skills and prepare a complete proposal for submission through: -Mentoring -Program Officer visits -Learning Activities -NURamp -Consultation -1:1 Assistance from the Office of Proposal Development and Office of Sponsored Programs -Expert Review

The Program Started in 2009 as an expansion of previous efforts to assist new faculty in their pursuit of external funding. The RDFP is a competitive program that represents a substantial investment in promising new faculty The RDFP is designed to provide the practical information and experience pre-tenure faculty need to successfully compete for external grant funding. Wei Qiao – NSF CAREER (2009) Richard Wilson – EPSCOR FIRST Award (2009), PANS paper First round funding is not an expectation

Key Players Deb Hamernik –Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Noah Clayton –Project Manager, Office of Research Nathan Meier, Tisha Gilreath Mullen, Carrie Wiese –Office of Proposal Development Office of Sponsored Programs and ORED Communications Team

Mentors & Mentees Develop a workplan to accommodate individual work styles (work out logistics) Mentors: Provide feedback, advice, serve as a sounding board, reviewer, resource guide. Fellows: Work with mentors to learn about the grantsmanship process and develop skills to become more competitive in the pursuit of external funding. We hope that your relationship will continue beyond this program

Expectations Submit a proposal Meet regularly to discuss project conceptualization, goals and objectives, research plan, etc. Commit to a mentor-mentee relationship for 1-year Work with OPD and Noah Report any issues to Dr. Hamernik We do not expect you to obtain funding on your first round. Grantsmanship is a lesson in persistence

Upcoming Calendar Highlights January Review panel discussion, January 13 Program officer trip preparation meeting, January 16 February NSF applicants program officer visits with mentors, TBD NSF CAREER Award roundtable, TBD Post-NSF program officer visit meetings, TBD March Write Winning Grants Seminar, March 16 Post Write Winning Grants get-together for Fellows and Mentors, TBD

Upcoming Calendar Highlights April-May NUramp sessions, TBD Education, outreach and diversity workshop, TBD Visits to early faculty research laboratories, TBD Mentor/Mentee forum, TBD Closing reception, TBD May-October Proposal development with Office of Proposal Development partners External reviews of proposals Program officer visits to NIH and other agencies, TBD

Activities  Attendance is required for all activities  Inform Noah Clayton if you have a conflict  Stay informed of activities and events through the RDFP calendar webpage:  l l

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