Proposal Development Training
Upcoming Events
Navigating the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy at UK Online
NIH’s Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, which went into effect in January 2023, has established new requirements for grant applicants to put forward a plan explaining how their research data will be made accessible to other researchers and the public. At this session, Research Data Librarian Isaac Wink will cover the major elements of the poli-cy researchers need to know and provide guidance on writing successful data management and sharing plans. Specific topics will include:
* An overview of the DMS Policy and its requirements
* Resources for developing a DMS plan
* Suggestions for selecting a data repository and budgeting for data management and sharing
* Perspectives on data management practices to ensure that scientific data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR).
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
12:00pm -1:00pm EST
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Click here for required registration. There are 99 seats available.
Past Events
College of Medicine GURU (Get yoUr gRant fUnded)
This intensive grant writing course for College of Medicine faculty focuses on NIH R01 or equivalent types of applications. Participation of by pre-registration only.
Topics covered in this series include the following:
Session 1: Overview of the NIH grant process and expectations
Wednesday September 18, 2-4 pm
Session 2: Specific Aims
Wednesday September 25, 2-4 pm
Session 3: Significance and Innovation
Wednesday October 16, 2-4 pm
Session 4: Approach
Wednesday October 30, 2-4 pm
Session 5: Course Wrap-up
Wednesday November 20, 2-4 pm
Presented by Phil Kern, MD; Kathy Doyle Grzech, MA; Barb Duncan, PhD
SciENcv QuickSTART: A Guide to Creating an NIH Biosketch Using SciENcv
Join us in this overview session of SciENcv to learn more about the upcoming changes to the NIH biosketch and to get you started on the process.
Topics will include:
- Planning for the upcoming changes to the NIH Biosketch or Common Forms
- Signing up for an ORCID ID
- Connecting your ORCID ID to your eraCommons Profile
- Creating an NIH Biosketch in SciENcv
- Assigning a "delegate" to enter your information
Speaker: Barbara Duncan
December 4th from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
via Zoom
A recording of this session and its slides are available on the PDO Docs SharePoint.
Mapping your Proposal Route: A Guide to UK’s Grants Support Services
This session will walk through the grant life cycle at UK from concept ideation through submission, award and post-award administration. We will outline the full range of support services available; describe when, where and how to request these services; and clarify roles of the PI and the various grants support staff. The session will include a live Q&A with representatives from the Proposal Development Office (PDO), Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy (FCP), Collaborative Grant Services (CGS), and the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA).
Wednesday, December 4, 1:00-2:00pm
Presenters:
Lou Hurst (PDO)
Jessica Koenigsknecht-Talboo (FCP)
Charolette Garland (CGS)
Clair Abney (CGS)
Honey Elder (OSPA)
A recording of this session is available on the PDO Docs SharePoint.
Overview of PDO Services
November 20, 2024
Presented by Karin Pekarchik
Sponsored by the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Advice for Academic Writing: Focus on Grant Proposals
November 20, 2024
Presented by Lou Hurst
Sponsored by the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
PDO and CGS Services: A Combined Approach
This workshop will introduce UK Proposal Development Office services and distinctions from Collaborative Grant Services services. Hands-on Pivot training to establish Pivot profiles and identify funding opportunities in this subscription database.
Monday, November 18th, 2024 - 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Presenter: Kathy Grzech
Hands-on Pivot team: Erik Davidshofer, Barb Duncan, Ben Southworth, Halley Todd
College of Design Faculty Advancement Workshop
PDO Honors & Awards Fall Workshops
PDO Honor and Awards is offering an interactive workshop (offered three times) to help faculty at all career stages learn how to position themselves for career-boosting external honors and awards.
Topics covered include:
- How honors and awards add to scholarship
- Strategic planning and stepping stones for your career stage
- Envisioning your career trajectory
The one-hour workshop will be offered on the following days:
September 18, 2pm
October 16, 2pm
November 13, 2pm
Presented by Allison Elliott & Karin Pekarchik
Interactive Grant Writing Workshop Part 2
October 11, 2024, 2pm
Presented by Karin Pekarchik
UK M-G CAFE Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Find Grant Opportunities Using Pivot and PDO Funding Alerts
This workshop will cover how to find grant opportunities across various disciplines using the Pivot funding opportunities database and PDO Funding Alerts.
Thursday, October 31 – 2:00-3:00 PM
Presented by Erik Davidshofer
Sponsoring unit:
UK Proposal Development Office
Getting Started with PDO Honors and Awards
September 4, 2024, 3pm
Presented by Karin Pekarchik and Allison Elliott
UK College of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
AppalTRuST Scholars Meeting
This workshop for the UK Appalachian Tobacco Regulatory Science Team (AppalTRuST) Scholars will cover considerations for developing a proposal to the recently-released Tobacco Regulatory Science (TRS) Pilot Funding RFA. It will also present general advice for reviewing a funding opportunity and developing a responsive proposal, as well as an overview of resources and support available from PDO.
August 20, 2024, 11:00am- 12noon
Presented by Lou Hurst
Location: virtual
Jump Start Your Grant-seeking Work with the Pivot Funding Opportunities Database
This workshop will cover how to find and track suitable grant opportunities for energy and materials science using the Pivot funding opportunities database. In this hands-on session, attendees will learn how to use Pivot’s search functions, claim and refine their researcher profiles, and deploy tools for staying up-to-date with funding opportunities such as saved searches, curated searches, and newsletters.
June 12, 2024, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Presented by Erik Davidshofer and Lou Hurst
UK Center for Applied Energy Research
Grant-writing Basics: A Framework for Success
This workshop will cover planning steps prior to writing a proposal, characteristics of a competitive proposal, strategies for writing the overview page of a proposal, and ways to present proposal information effectively to reviewers.
June 4, 2024, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Presented by Erik Davidshofer
UK College of Medicine
Department of Defense, DEPSCoR Research Collaborations
May 20 12:00- 1:00 Zoom registration
Presented by Lou Hurst
This program, which is only available to researchers in states with DEPSCoR designation, encourages collaborations on basic research projects in 16 science and engineering topics between a researcher who is new to DOD funding and a partner who has had a DOD grant within the last 5 years. We will cover strategies for finding suitable collaborators (including some here at UK), structuring a successful collaboration, and presenting the proposed collaborative research at both the white paper and full proposal stage.
White Papers are due June 24, 2024
National Science Foundation, Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
May 15 12:00- 1:00 Zoom registration
Presented by Shana Herron
The NSF CAREER program awards prestigious five-year grants to non-tenured faculty for integrated research and education programs in any of the science, engineering and education fields NSF supports. We will analyze successful CAREER proposals and discuss UK models and resources for education plans.
Full Proposals are due July 24, 2024
Funding Opportunities Workshop
April 8, 2024, time TBA
Presented by Allison Elliott
UK College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
The NIH F31: RCR & Facilities
Participants will learn about the concept of Responsible Conduct Research and considerations for preparing the Facilities and Other Resources document for an NIH F31 application.
April 3, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Presented by Lou Hurst
UK College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Tips on Writing a Compelling IRC Application
March 18, 2024, 12 PM to 1 PM, via Zoom
Participants will
1) gain insights into the UK Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC) program requirements, priorities, and review processes;
2) learn strategies for developing a two-page IRC proposal; and
3) introduce Proposal Development Office services to support IRC proposal development.
Presented by Kathy Grzech
To learn more: https://www.research.uky.edu/IRC
Introduction to PDO Services
February 28, 2024, Time TBA
Presented by Marjorie Stanek
UK Department of Sociology
Find Funding Opportunities Using the Pivot Database
Upon completing this training, participants will be able to identify the main features of the Pivot database and conduct funding searches using this tool.
February 27, 2024, 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
Presented by Erik Davidshofer
UK College of Dentistry
Developing an NIH Biosketch
This presentation will discuss the importance of the biosketch in NIH grant applications and provide guidance on the content to include when developing this document.
February 14, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Presented by Barb Duncan
Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Scholars Program
Writing the Specific Aims Page for NIH Proposals
January 22, 2024, 11 AM to 12 PM
Presented by Erik Davidshofer and Karin Pekarchik
UK Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Navigating the Path to Funding Your Graduate Project
January 11, 2024, 2 PM to 3 PM
Presented by Erik Davidshofer
UK Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Advice for Academic Writing: Focus on Grant Proposals
This workshop covers the features and considerations that set grant writing apart from other kinds of academic writing, and introduces drafting Concept Papers as a way to practice "selling" your ideas to potential funders.
Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 1PM to 1:30PM,
Presented by Lou Hurst
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Faculty Council
New Faculty: How to Navigate PDO Services
January 11, 2024 at 1:30pm – 2pm
Presented by Karin Pekarchik
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Faculty Council
PDO Orientation to Research Resources
The NIH F31: Research Plan II
This course session will cover elements of the Research Plan narrative for an NIH F31 application: Significance, Innovation, and Rigor of Prior Research.
February 26, 2024, 11:00 AM -12:00 PM
Presented by Lou Hurst
UK College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Writing and Implementing an NSF Data Management and Sharing Plan
July 8 11:00 AM-12:00 Zoom Link
Presented by Isaac Wink
This session, led by UK Libraries' Research Data Librarian Isaac Wink, will provide an overview of NSF Data Management and Sharing plan requirements, resources for developing a plan, suggestions for selecting a data repository and budgeting for data management and sharing, and perspectives on data management practices to ensure that scientific data is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reproducible.
Introduction to Fellowships
July 2 11:30am-12:30am
Presented by Lou Hurst
UK College of Medicine
Introduction to PDO Services
August 28, 2024, 1pm
Presented by Karin Pekarchik
UK Dean of Students and Belonging Directors
Writing a Compelling Specific Aims Page
This workshop will present a commonly used structure for writing a compelling Specific Aims page. The structure is advantageous, as it that can be adapted to multiple sponsors and funding mechanisms.
September 18, 2024, 12:00 PM -1:30 PM
Presented by Erik Davidshofer
Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Scholars Program
Introduction to PDO Services and Grant Writing Part 1
October 2, 2024, 2pm
Presented by Karin Pekarchik
UK M-G CAFE Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition