Writing More Effective Proposals - A Series of Workshops

Writing More Effective Proposals - A Series of Workshops

Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is pleased to once again offer workshops designed to help faculty and staff write more effective proposals to external agencies.   Workshops will provide information and support to faculty and staff in a number of research related areas.  A variety of workshops are offered each quarter.  The sessions are intended to be interactive and are meant to build a community for those involved in writing proposals. Our workshops this quarter will use focus on preparing and submitting proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Our second workshop will take place on Jan. 27 from Noon-1 p.m. in Miller Hall, room 258.  Greg O’Neil and Kevin Covey will host, and this workshop will focus on preparing and submitting successful NSF Career grants.  Both O’Neil and Covey currently have active NSF Career grants, so this will be a great workshop for people to attend that are interested in applying for this type of grant.

On Feb. 3, Edward Geary, Director of SMATE, will cover topics related to the organization of NSF and how proposals are evaluated.  Our winter quarter workshop series will conclude on Feb. 10, with a presentation by Ron Marks, professional development specialist. The topic of the final workshop for the quarter is time management, and in particular, finding ways to carve out the necessary time to submit an effective proposal. 

All of our workshops this quarter will take place in Miller Hall, room 258 from Noon -1 p.m.  Graduate students and all faculty are encouraged to attend.  If you would like to be added to the email list for workshop information, please contact the RSP Program Coordinator, Coco Besson, at coco.besson@wwu.edu.