Office of the Vice President for Research

Training Opportunities in the National Capital Region

 

Location of workshops: Northern Virginia Center

 

Agenda

 

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

 

9:00-10:00     Overview of Services offered by Office of Research             Room  219

Instructors: Linda Bucy                                                  

This presentation will introduce participants to the functions of the Office of Sponsored Programs and provide an updates on pending issues.  

 

10:00-10:10  Break

 

10:10-12:00  Finding Funding: Using Online Databases to Locate              Room 219

                        Sponsors, Instructor Beth Tranter

 

Are you currently searching for external funding for a research project you have in mind? A number of prestigious and significant grant opportunities can be found on the Web, if you know the right places to look. In this short course, participants will learn how to find and use online databases to locate sponsors for research projects. Hands-on activities will be an integral part of this session. NOTE: It is recommended that those that attend this session should also consider attending both parts of the "Writing Successful Grants" short courses.

                                                           

 

12:00-1:00     Lunch

 

1:00-2:30       Managing the Writing of Interdisciplinary Proposals           Room 219

                        Instructor, Cyndy Williams

 

This workshop will provide an overview of the services offered by the Proposal      Assistance Group.  In addition, Cyndy will provide tips for maintaining successful proposal collaborations and provide some tools to assist in collaborating. 

 

2:30-3:00       Question/Answer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, September 10, 2009

 

9:00-10:30     Budgeting for Grants and Research Projects                        Room  102

Instructor: Sharron McElroy                  

 

Successful grantsmanship is a result of sound scientific principles with an acceptable budget, and this short course will provide an overview of both. The Office of Sponsored Programs' (OSP) staff will review budgeting requirements unique to the world of sponsored projects and will offer tips on how to create a successful budget. Participants will be introduced to an automated budget template. This course is ideal for new faculty/staff or anyone looking for a refresher.

 

10:40-12:00  Grants.gov                                                                              Room  102

Instructor: Sharron McElroy      

Grants.gov is a web-based system designed to allow participants to locate and apply for federal grants. Currently grants.gov is the single resource for over 1000 grant opportunities from all of the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. Within the next year, the National Institutes of Health is expected to implement a policy of mandatory electronic submission of grant applications through Grants.gov. OSP staff will cover how to prepare and submit proposals online, how to access active grant application packages, how to complete a grant application package, and how to check the status of an application. A demonstration of the Grants.gov system will be conducted. This workshop is ideal for faculty and staff who submit grant proposals to federal agencies.

 

12:00-1:00     Lunch

 

1:10-3:00       The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Executing and             Room 102

Managing Federal Contracts, Instructor Tom Cruise and Katie 

Reaves

 

In recent years, the Office of Sponsored Programs has seen a growth of Federal contracts awarded to Virginia Tech.  This short course will walk through some of the FAR clauses that require additional diligence on the Principal Investigator, departmental staff supporting faculty, and the Office of Sponsored Programs.  This workshop is designed for faculty who manage Federal contracts and for staff who support faculty in the administration of said contracts.

 

                                                                                               

 

All classes are open to both faculty members and staff.  Supervisors and researchers, please encourage the staff in your areas to attend these sessions.  The policies and procedures related to research are lengthy and complicated but these classes will lead to a better overall understanding of how sponsored projects are applied for, funded and managed.

 

 

To register go to  https://www.fdi.vt.edu/public/?term_pk1=9347.   Faculty members, staff, and students can register for the sessions listed on this site.  If they are interested in more than one workshop they will have to register for each workshop individually by clicking on ˇ°enrollˇ± beside of the workshop title.  They will be asked to enter their PID/password.  Once enrolled, they should receive a confirmation e-mail within a few minutes.