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SHARP Session 1: Writing Time Management

svijayanagaram — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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Strategies for High-Impact Academic Research Proposals (SHARP) Series鈥?lt;/span>

Series Description: SHARP is more than training. It鈥檚 a strategic investment in your research career. A dynamic, in-person training series SHARP equips faculty with the tools, strategies, and insights needed to craft competitive, compelling research proposals. Whether you're new to federal funding or looking to sharpen your edge, SHARP offers hands-on guidance and personalized support to help you succeed.

What you鈥檒l gain: 鈥xpert Coaching on every stage of proposal development; 鈥?lt;/strong>Time Management Techniques to stay focused and productive; 鈥?lt;/strong> Persuasive Writing Strategies that resonate with reviewers; 鈥raphics & Visuals Development to enhance clarity and impact; 鈥?lt;/strong>Budget Planning Guidance to align with agency expectations; 鈥unding Opportunity Navigation to find the right fit; 鈥I Tools for Research Development to streamline your workflow

Format: These in-Person Sessions are Interactive workshops with real-time feedback, peer collaboration, and direct access to proposal development experts. The series consists of 7-8, 1.5 hr sessions each tackling different topics in the proposal development life cycle.

Who should attend and why: Faculty across disciplines who are actively preparing proposals for federal research funding 鈥?including NIH, NSF, DOE, NEH, and others. Federal funding is competitive 鈥?SHARP gives you the edge.

SHARP Series Session 1: Writing Time Management 鈥?lt;/span>
October 21, 2025 | 12-1:30 pm | Unity Hall 405

Session Co-ordinator Bio: The session will be conducted by our external expert Dr. Justine Pinskey. Dr. Pinskey is the Sr. Scientific Writer for the Investigator Career Advancement Program (iCAP) at UMass Chan Medical School. She helps early-career faculty improve their scientific communication skills by providing individualized coaching, facilitating writing retreats, and completing substantive edits on grants, and other projects.

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The link for registration is: https://forms.office.com/r/ubV5SNkrq1 鈥?lt;/span>

We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Resources for Proposal Development Workshop

skoduvayur — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

At this Workshop, you can learn about the resources available to you at every step of proposal development from finding funding all the way to successful and timely submission. Representatives the Research Solutions Institute (RSI), Office of Sponsored Programs-pre award (OSP), Gordon Library, and Foundations Relations will walk you through the process of finding funding, notifying the relevant offices of proposed submissions and getting help with budget development, graphics, content writing and editing based on academic and industry best practices. This is your one-stop-shop for learning about these different offices, their specific roles and how they help you with funding for your research and scholarly endeavors.

October 8^th, 2025 12-1 pm

The link for the RPD registration is: here

We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

William San Mart铆n (DIGS) awarded an NSF grant to accelerate research and policy to reduce global nitrogen pollution

dfarmer — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

William San Mart铆n has received a 4-year NSF grant for the project Accelerating Coordination across Research and Policy Networks to Halve Nitrogen Waste (iN-Net) ($1.49 million, Award 2412593). The project works with international scientific networks and policymakers in South Asia, Africa, Latin America, the US, and Europe, as well as with intergovernmental organizations, including the United Nations Environment Program - Nitrogen Working Group, a forum of 80+ government representatives created in 2019 to explore the challenges of governing nitrogen pollution and developing new national and international policy instruments.

In collaboration with researchers David Kanter at New York University, Xin Zhang at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, and Peter Groffman at the City University of New York, the project aims to support the mandates of recent UN Resolutions on Sustainable Nitrogen Management and the ambitious goal of halving nitrogen waste by 2030.

While nitrogen pollution may not have received the same level of public attention as carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, or climate change, it is a pressing issue intricately linked to these global challenges. The overuse and inefficient use of nitrogen fertilizer for food production, among other human actions, has led to a cascade of long-lasting negative impacts on the planet, humans, and ecosystems. Consequently, nitrogen has become one of the most complex and urgent problems for environmental science and governance today. To tackle these challenges, the project will support international cooperation across research and policy in three critical areas for nitrogen science and policy: data, governance, and climate.

San Mart铆n will oversee the governance area of the project and lead an international, interdisciplinary working group dedicated to addressing governance challenges globally. This group will identify important knowledge gaps, social barriers, and policy challenges. The goal is to develop research-action agendas to aid UN Member States and research communities in promoting sustainable nitrogen management practices while keeping close attention to disparities in current research capacities and governance tools, as well as the distinct needs and agendas across the Global North and South.

Find a Fit for Your Research at NIH

obaxter — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000

As you begin your journey in search of NIH grant funding, it is important to understand the structure of NIH to find the best fit for your research.

NIH is made up of 27 institutes and centers (often referred to as ICs), 24 of which can make grant awards. Each IC has a distinct mission that focuses on a specific disease area, organ system, or stage of life.

For more information see https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2021/04/23/find-a-fit-for-your-research-at-nih/