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NSF Combines & Revises GPG & GPM
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the new NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (NSF 07-140) which is comprised of documents relating to NSF's proposal and award process. The Guide consolidates two previously stand-alone policy documents - the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) and the Grant Policy Manual (GPM) - and combines them into a single electronic policy framework.
The NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide will be effective for proposals submitted on or after June 1, 2007. This document supersedes all prior versions of the GPG and GPM and can be accessed at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07140.
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CRC and Cornerstone Updates
CRC Grant Writing Workshop Successful
Nearly 66 first year assistant professors attended the CRC’s grant writing workshop on May 3, beginning with morning introductions of key personnel in the Office of Research, Sponsored Research and Sponsored Research Accounting, followed by various sessions during the morning and afternoon. These breakout sessions, focusing on grant-seeking experiences of some of FSU’s successful externally funded faculty, were designed to provide insights into best ways, and worst ways, to seek external funding. Breakout sessions were facilitated by:
- Marc Freeman (biology/neuroscience), Rick Wagner (psychology) and Jay Turner (sociology) who addressed new faculty interested in the National Institutes of Health processes for both bench scientists and social scientists;
- Jeffrey Chanton (oceanography) and Kirby Kemper (physics), for the National Science Foundation;
- Joe McElrath (English), for the Humanities areas;
- Allys Palladino-Craig (art), for the Fine Arts areas;
- Rabieh Razzouk (Learning Systems Institute) and Harrison Prosper (physics), for the Departments of Defense and Energy;
- Barbara Foorman (Childhood Education Reading & Disability Services), for the Department of Education;
- Felicia Coleman (marine lab), for Private Sector/Foundations;
- and Laurie Molina (Institute of Science and Public Affairs), the Hands On Writing Session Do’s and Don'ts.
During the lunch break, first year assistant professors from the previous year’s program presented a poster session, reflecting their research plans and results during their first year at FSU. Of the approximate 55 posters on review, VP for Research Kirby Kemper selected four posters for special recognition and prizes. Recipients were:
- from Physics, Linda Hirst, “Role of Cholesterol in Cell Membrane Structure”
- from Social Work, Mellissa Radey, “Safety Nets of Unmarried Mothers”
- from Economics, Svetlana Pevnitskaya, “Bidder Behavior at Auctions” and
- from Nursing, Kathleen Williamson, “Integrating Handheld Technology in Nursing.”
Next year’s workshop has already been scheduled for Thursday, May 1, 2008, in the same location. Stay tuned for details as the time approaches.
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Funding Opportunities
Click on the title above for some of the latest funding opportunities for disciplines throughout the campus.
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Florida University Research Funds Up by $36.5 Million in 2006
Research and Commercialization Agreements Increase by 25% over 2005
Public and private sector investments in research at major Florida universities were up $36.5 million between 2005 and 2006, totaling more than $1.6 billion in 2006, according to a new survey. Licensing income increased for Florida universities, and university researchers applied for and were issued more patents than in 2005, according to the survey of 13 Florida institutions by the Technology Transfer Office at Florida State University. Results were announced Tuesday at the Fourth Annual Florida Tech Transfer Conference in Miami.
Florida university researchers were issued 156 U.S. patents in 2006, up from 132 the prior year. The survey reported that 337 licenses generated revenue for universities last year, up from 321 in 2005. Licensing income totaled over $47 million, up over $3.7 million from 2005 and a reversal of that year’s downward trend due to the phasing out in the marketplace of several successful products based on Florida university inventions. Invention disclosures were down slightly, however, with a total of 636 filings versus 687 in 2005.
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Professional Grant Development Workshop
NOTE: The Grant Training Center (GTC) is a private entity that conducts grant training for academic researchers, educators, program planners, public sector and nonprofit professionals and administrators. GTC is not affiliated with Florida State University. The Office of Research is neither sponsoring nor endorsing this program.
Proposal Writing I - July 9 -11, 2007
Florida State University
Student Services Building
Tallahassee, FL
Sponsored by:
The Grant Training Center (Online at: http://www.granttrainingcenter.com)
This intensive three-day grant proposal workshop is geared for: 1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills and 2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies. The center of attention will be on how to effectively tell the story that leads to funding, be it for the researcher in the sciences and social sciences, educator and non-profit professional.
Participants Will Learn How To:
- Comprehend the diversity of the grant funding community
- Research and identify potential funding sources
- Create the right fit with the funding agency
- Address the guidelines of proposals
- Identify and effectively write the key elements of a proposal
- Integrate each component of the grant into the final product
- Develop focused and realistic budgets
- Package professional grants submissions
Registration: Space is limited, and since this class fills-up quickly, it is on a first-come-first serve basis.
Workshop fee: $595.00, including tuition, materials, certificate of completion, and continental breakfast. Rebate of $50.00 per person is given for two or more registrants from the same organization. Click here to register: http:/www.grantrainingcenter.com
The Grant Training Center (GTC) is a private entity that conducts grant training for academic researchers, educators, program planners, public sector and nonprofit professionals and administrators across the country. GTC is not affiliated with Florida State University.
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FSU Breaks Ground on Material Research Building
With the ceremonial scooping of several shovelfuls of dirt, Florida State University has broken ground on a new facility that could vault FSU to the top of the list of American universities specializing in the research of new materials. FSU administrators, joined by Tallahassee-area economic development officials, celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Material Research Building in Tallahassee’s Innovation Park on Monday, May 21.
“With the additions of this new building and several faculty positions funded under FSU’s ‘Pathways of Excellence’ initiative, we will become the nation’s best research center in advanced composites,” said Kirby Kemper, vice president of Research at FSU. “This truly marks the beginning of the next generation of lightweight, high-performance composite materials.”
The $17-million building, which is scheduled to be ready by fall 2008, will be a two-story, 44,000-square-foot facility that houses 13 laboratories for the design, processing and characterization of advanced materials and systems.
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