Tracey Nally Office of Sponsored Research Programs (OSR) Karen Nordell Pearson Assoc. Dean for Research and Scholarship David Cunningham Center for Writing.

Tracey NallyOffice of Sponsored Research Programs (OSR)

Karen Nordell PearsonAssoc. Dean for Research and Scholarship

David CunninghamCenter for Writing and Research

March 2014

What is your vision for your scholarly work?

• What contribution to the field are you hoping to make?

• Do you have some preliminary results to build upon?

• Have you established any collaborations?• Are you well-informed about the prior results in

the field? • What will the grant funding allow you to do?

• Sabbatical support • Research equipment• Faculty or course development • Travel support

• Begin the proposal process at least 1 year out

• Work backwards from when you need the money

• Let the project be the driver for how much $ you’re seeking

• Meet internal funding deadlines

Grant / Gift / Fellowship Advertisements:

RFP/CFP – Request/Call for Proposals

FOA –funding opportunity announcement

Solicitation Dear Colleague Letter

Letter of Intent/Inquiry (LOI) or Concept Paper

• Allow ~ 3-6 months• Online sources – OSR SpinPlus –MI foundations Federal: Grants.gov Private: Foundations/Organizations General: Google Reference Librarian- Grant Search

infoedglobal.commichiganfoundations.org/grantseekers

grants.govfoundationcenter.orghope.edu/lib/services/grantfunding_form.html

Are you eligible? Does your goal meet the

funder’s mission? Does the grant size fit your

project? Does the timing work?

READ, RE-READ

and RE-READ the Guidelines!

• Obtain a Successful Proposal• Tell Everyone about your Project• Relationship with Program Officer (PO) Request a 15 min conversation Attach a 1 page summaryOnly ask questions NOT provided on website or in the guidelines

Will they review a draft?

• Know your audience• Write an outline – use RFP headings

and reviewing criteria• Expect to prepare several drafts • Ask colleagues (within/outside discipline) and

OSR for comments• Use grant writing resources • Answer reviewer questions

hope.edu/admin/osr/grant_writing.html

What’s the intellectual merit? ◦How important is the project to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or across fields?

What’s the broader impact?◦How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training, and learning? How will it be disseminated? What may be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?

• Are the senior personnel (PI, co-PI) qualified?

• Is the proposed project feasible?• Are the requested funds appropriate?

• How will the project be evaluated?

• Format according to guidelines

• Write for the general public• Use third person• No jargon• Be concise• First sentence as main point• Spell check

• Helps you plan the research project

• Use Excel spreadsheet • Secure internal funds (if needed)

• Refer to OSR “institutional data”

• Get OSR approval

hope.edu/admin/osr/institutional_data.html

PI/PD and Co-PI/PD – principle/primary investigator /project director

Participant – conference attendee / summer student training

Fringe Benefits – taxes, retirement and insurance

Indirect / F&A (facility) costs - overhead costs (i.e. Utilities) ; federal negotiated rate

Cost share/ Matching funds – by institution

a. financialb. in-kind

Subrecipient/ subaward / subcontract

Complete the “early notification” form - at least 1 month prior to deadline

Determine if an institutional cost share/match is required

Complete “institutional cost share” form Complete the “proposal routing “ form – 1

week prior to deadline Obtain any letters of

commitment/support Stay in contact with OSR re: your timeline

hope.edu/admin/osr/early_notification_form_8.23.12k.htmlhope.edu/admin/osr/cost_share_form

• OSR submits – some exceptions• Does the proposal meet requirements?

• Do you have all the attachments?

• Give OSR time to read it one more time!

Relax and Wait!

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