Grant Writing in Social Sciences Presenter: Lucy Deckard
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 1:00PM-5:00PM JPL Assembly Room 04.04.22 Pursuing Funding to support Research in the Social Sciences This hands-on workshop will cover a number topics related to pursuing funding for humanities (and humanities-related social science) research. •
Establishing your research agenda
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Identifying and understanding potential funders (NIH, NSF, professional
associations, foundations, and others)
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Analyzing funding opportunities: Is it a good match for your project?
(with an interactive exercise)
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Structuring collaborations
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Writing your proposal (with interactive exercises)
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Understanding the review process
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Interpreting and responding to reviews
Registration: https://utsaresearch.wufoo.com/forms/m8p14y20ip0gmf/ Lucy Deckard is the President of Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm she founded in 2010 that provides services to help academic institutions, faculty and staff develop the expertise in-house to identify funding opportunities, understand funding agencies, and develop successful research grant proposals. Previously, Ms. Deckard served as Associate Director of the Texas A&M University’s Office of Proposal Development.