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Funding Your Research: Strategies to Find & Secure Funding for Research & Education Peter A. Larsen Sponsored Programs Enhancement 205 ATDC [email protected]@mtu.edu
Funding Your Research: Strategies to Find & Secure Funding
for Research & Education Peter A. Larsen Sponsored Programs
Enhancement 205 ATDC [email protected]@mtu.edu or
[email protected] 906.487.2906
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Presentation Overview Internal Funding Opportunities
http://www.mtu.edu/research/references/awards-management/internal-awards/
Finding Funding for Your Research COS: Uncover Funding
Opportunities
http://www.mtu.edu/research/resources-for/researchers/funding-resources/cos/
Other methods External Funding Opportunities Foundation &
Corporate Government (Federal & State) Graduate Student Funding
Limited Submission Reminders Proposal Development Questions
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Internal Funding Opportunities Internal Awards: Century II
Campaign Endowed Equipment Fund (C2E2) Research Excellence Fund
(REF) Infrastructure Enhancement (IE) Research Seed (RS) Mentoring
Grants (MG) Announced via: Tech Today Research Newsblog Sent
electronically to Deans & Department Chairs Available on the
Research website
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Century II Campaign Endowed Equipment Fund (C 2 E 2 ) - Total
Awards $15-20,000 Purpose: Provide equipment funds to assist the
research efforts of faculty, staff and students. Primary factor is
the broadness of the impact the equipment will have on the campus
community. All faculty and staff are eligible to apply. October
deadline (4:00 pm today, 10/22)
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Research Excellence Fund (REF) Total Awards $400,000 Three
types of REF Grants with a February Deadline: (There is a limit of
one submission per Principal Investigator per category.)
Infrastructure Enhancement (IE) ($150,000 avail.) Research Seed
(RS) ($220,000 available) Mentoring (MG) ($30,000 available)
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Research Excellence Fund (cont) Each award has a selection
committee that make the award determinations Duration of project
one year (July 1 June 30) Proposal format guidelines exist and must
be followed Reports are due at the end of each project
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REF Infrastructure Enhancement (IE) Purpose: Provide resources
to develop the infrastructure necessary to support sponsored
research and graduate student education. Chair, Dean,
Center/Institute Directors must be PI, other faculty are eligible
to be Co-PI. Each year $150,000 is awarded
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REF Research Seed (RS) Provide untenured tenure-track faculty
with resources to develop externally supported research. All
untenured tenure-track faculty in any academic unit are eligible.
Tenured faculty, research faculty or research staff can be
co-investigators. Each year $220,000 is awarded
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REF Mentoring Grants (MG) Provide newly-hired untenured
tenure-track faculty in their first two-year appointment with
resources to collaborate with established nationally known
researchers. Mentor cannot be affiliated with Michigan Tech Mentor
should not be someone with whom a mentoring relationship already
exists such as a previous advisor or senior research collaborator.
Each year $30,000 is awarded
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REF Hints Reviewers will be your peers at Michigan Tech, but
not necessarily experts in your field. Interdepartmental
collaboration is encouraged. Impact on subsequent external funding
is a key point of review. Summer salary is allowed, but has
historically been suggested for removal from the budget. As with
other programs, follow the guidelines exactly. You still need a
transmittal and an approved budget.
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Finding Funding Search techniques COS is our primary
University-sponsored search engine. It is detailed in upcoming
slides. Other techniques work best in specific situations and are
described by type of funding throughout presentation. When to look
for funding One year lag time in most cases Note the cycle of
federal programs
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COS: What is it? COS: a global resource for information
critical to scientific research and projects across all disciplines
Find funding with COS Funding Opportunities: 22,000+ records,
400,000 opportunities Identify collaborators with COS Expertise:
search 500,000 profiles of researchers (1,600 institutions) More
information (including a tutorial) available at:
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/research/vpr/cos/cos.html
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COS: Sign up
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COS: Searching
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COS: Expertise
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Foundation Funding Yes! Some foundations do fund research.
Private foundations are generally driven by the interests of an
individual or family. Many private foundations do not have websites
and can be difficult to find. How Michigan Tech can help:
Foundation Center FoundationSearch.com Michigan Tech contact:
Priscilla Khoury, Director of Foundation Relations (487-1608,
[email protected]) When to contact Priscilla
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Foundation Funding Timeline: Many foundations meet quarterly
for funding decisions (board meetings) Preliminary contact with
foundation staff is essential Look at what the foundation funds,
not what they say they fund Consider your overall plan for funding
your research
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Foundation Funding Many private & corporate foundations
have a limited submission policy even though it may not be
published. Assume all foundation proposals are limited submission,
if not otherwise stated. To be sure that your proposal does not
conflict with another, use the Foundations Internal Notification
Form:
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/research/sprot/forms/foundations_proposal_inte
rnal_notification.html
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/research/sprot/forms/foundations_proposal_inte
rnal_notification.html
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Corporate Funding Corporations do fund research Again, assume a
limited submission situation, if not otherwise stated. Most
corporate research is not funded through a formal call for
proposals. Coordinate with the corporate development staff of the
office of Institutional Partnerships (through MTU fund)
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Government Funding Searching Tools Grants.gov MyNSF (daily
email) NSF search by division/directorate/program COS Google Most
agencies offer customized funding alerts Program officers in charge
of one interesting opportunity can direct you to other related
programs Talk to a program officer at NSF Network at
conferencesfind out who is funding research in your area of
interest
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NSF Funding
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Government Funding In addition to funding within disciplines,
look for programs specifically for certain situations Examples: NSF
CAREER Awards, other early career faculty awards Equipment programs
Course and curriculum programs Fellowship programs
Education/outreach programs (REUs, RETs) Research centers
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Funding for Graduate Students Write students into your proposal
budgets! Encourage students to seek independent fundingeven if they
are internally funded. Nearly all Federal agencies that sponsor
research also sponsor individual graduate fellowship competitions:
NSF, NIH, EPA, NASA, Homeland Security, etc. Michigan Techs
Resources Grad School website/funding blog
http://www.mtu.edu/gradschool/admissions/financial/ Proposal
Incentive Award Program Also, consider funding undergraduates
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs); supplements
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Limited Submission The VPR Office posts limited submission
opportunities on the following web site and tracks all submissions.
This is a VERY IMPORTANT internal process for external support.
http://www.mtu.edu/research/administration/sponsored-
programs/proposal-preparation/identification-funding/limited-
submission/
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Limited Submission Current opportunities are obtained from
various sources and posted on the web site and notification is
emailed to deans, chairs, and directors. Internal deadlines are set
and any proposals submitted after the deadline will not be eligible
for submission. Internal competition occurs when submission of more
than the maximum number allowed has been reached for a particular
sponsor
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Limited Submission Last-minute opportunities: new unlisted
Immediately notify the VPR office, Laurie Stark at [email protected],
with information to announce on the web site.
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Limited Submission Less than ten (10) business days prior to
the deadline: all proposals received in the VPR office will be
submitted on a "first come first serve" basis. More than ten (10)
business days prior to the deadline: an announcement will be
emailed to the deans, chairs, directors and normal instructions
will apply.
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Proposal Development How do you get started? Ask questions of
program officers, foundation staff, your colleagues Initial writing
Develop a 2-3 page concept for a research project Develop a
strategic plan for your research Develop a problem statement,
overall goal, and objectives Sketch out a three year timeline for
research, package themes Focus your efforts on areas of greatest
opportunity
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Proposal Development How do you get started? Prior
Awardees/Examples of Successful Proposals Templates for proposals,
budget justifications, etc are available Internal Resources (Pete
& others) Books/Online Help NSF Proposal & Award Policies
& Procedures Guide
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg The
Science of Scientific Writing
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/the-science-of-
scientific-writing/1
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/the-science-of-
scientific-writing/1
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Proposal Development Hints Start early: you will use all the
time no matter how much you have. Especially true with subcontracts
and support letters Have several people review drafts (someone in
your field, someone outside of your field, education person, final
editor for grammar, spelling, etc.) Dont underestimate the amount
of time to package and put together the other stuff Make the
proposal look nice and proofread Be willing to accept feedback even
if you dont agree. REVISE, RESUBMIT. Address reviewer comments.
Why?
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Proposal Development Hints Scope: be realistic Amount of
research detail (varies by sponsor) Think like a reviewer (BE a
reviewer, too!) Follow all directions Use suggested format and
headings State your project goal and objectives EARLY! Use logical
headings, use graphs, charts, figures, etc to your advantage Write
for the review sheet. Give your reviewer key phrases for the review
sheet. (Example, NSF Intellectual Merit & Broader Impacts)
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How Can I Help? Finding funding Navigating the internal process
Collaborating on campus Information about Michigan Tech Management,
outreach, evaluation plans Proofreading, editing Feedback from a
first-time reader Learning fastlane, grants.gov, etc.