Grants and Sponsored Programs

Submitted by: Sara Bailey, sbailey7@uca.edu on 03/27/2023

From NSF:

We invite you to participate in a workshop aiming to strengthen partnerships among academic, private, and government organizations.

Supported by NSF’s Directorate of Biological Sciences (BIO), the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) this workshop will build new connections among key biological sciences communities to successfully conduct use-inspired research.

The workshop will consist of a series of events facilitated by KnowInnovation:

Two free virtual Pre-Workshop MicroLabs (for an unlimited number of participants)
Friday, April 14, 2023, from noon to 2 p.m. MST
Friday, May 12, 2023, from noon to 2 p.m. MST
In-Person Workshop held June 12-14, 2023 in Boise, Idaho (for 120 selected participants representing diverse groups and organizations; applications will open April 14, 2023)

Participants of the workshop will co-create the structures and processes that guide how diverse organizations support and value use-inspired science and will guide NSF to create use-inspired tracks within the Directorate for Biological Sciences and the Office of Integrative Activities. Participants will build connections to new funding and partnership opportunities within and associated with NSF’s new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. Participants will gain insight from government and private organizations who want their science needs to be more broadly understood and incorporated into research priorities.

To learn more, please visit https://apply.knowinnovation.com/inspired-science/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Who Should Participate?
Representatives from academic, private, and government communities across the science and engineering ecosystem are invited to attend. We especially encourage leaders and researchers from early to senior career stages — including graduate students — and original thinkers from industry to participate.

Workshop Goals
The ultimate anticipated outcomes of the workshop are documents that will guide and facilitate use-inspired research and science-informed practices.

Those documents will be co-created by participants as they build awareness of the reciprocal benefits of strong partnerships that leverage and inspire innovations in basic and applied science; identify shared interests, community needs, and barriers to functional partnerships; and transfer knowledge.

To register, please visit the link below.

https://apply.knowinnovation.com/inspired-science/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Submitted by: Sara Bailey, sbailey7@uca.edu on 03/28/2023

Supported by the AR Division of Higher Education, Student Undergraduate Research Fellowships provide undergraduate students an opportunity to develop a sustained relationship with a faculty member (over the course of one, two, or three semesters) to carry out an in-depth research, scholarship, or creative projects. The amount of money available for travel and supplies for students is based on the number of semesters the project will require. Students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

SURF applications are due in October. The Fall semester can be so hectic that we encourage faculty and undergraduates to learn about SURF and begin thinking through their projects in the Spring semester before they plan to apply. Please note that, to be eligible, students must have completed 30 or more hours of credit toward their degree by January 1, 2024.

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will host a panel of past SURF awardees, faculty mentors, and UCA faculty who serve on the SURF selection committee on April 18 at 3:00 PM. Join us to learn all about the SURF experience.

The panel will take place virtually on April 18th, 2023, at 3:00 PM. To register, please visit the link below.

https://uca-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkduisqT0qE9fDdYprxrjT5MfXV1hMKY9Q

Submitted by: Sara Bailey, sbailey7@uca.edu on 03/28/2023

On April 25, a panel of UCA staff members who have been successful in grant writing will discuss their experiences, give tips, and answer questions.

Panelists include Joy Ritchey (Director of Research and Sponsored Programs), Amanda Horton (Executive Director of Public Appearances), and Lainey Morrow (Project Communications Coordinator for the COB).

The panel will take place face-to-face in COB 210. To register, please visit the link below.

https://forms.gle/Mocx6oG6dGKHVtRg7