Writing/Designing NSF Proposals Workshop
To be held at the:
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
September 18, 2017
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Sponsored by: The Grant Training Center

This one-day comprehensive workshop is geared towards those who wish to submit winning research proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF). Participants will understand how to navigate the NSF website and FastLane, focus on the key sections of successful proposals and demonstrate that their projects merit the excellence and innovations that lead to the top of other submissions. Participants will also be engaged in interactive exercises, writing, lectures and discussions that will leave them with an understanding of how to research, write and develop a specific project.

Areas to be covered include the:

1. Overall strategic plan of grant writing
2. Types of awards and NSF funding, including what to look for in a grant application
3. Proposal preparation process and submission mechanisms
4. Characteristics, content and function of the various pieces of the proposal

Participants will learn how to:

1. Compose the pieces of an NSF research grant proposal
2. Understand the inner workings of NSF’s Merit Review and the rating scores
3. Develop and write the Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts sections
4. Package superior proposal submissions
5. Avoid the fatal flaws of a grant
6. Effectively write and approach resubmissions

Presenter: Dr. Maria Esformes has participated on many grant review panels, including those for the National Science Foundation. In addition, she has written and received major research and programmatic grants from such donors as the Mellon Foundation, Skirball Foundation, Maurice Amado Foundation, American Philosophical Society, and various government grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, and the Fulbright Commission. Dr. Esformes holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado (Boulder), an M.A. from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), and a B.A. from Portland State University (Portland, OR).

To register:
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Questions? Call us at (866) 704-7268
Workshop Fee: $395.00 (includes a comprehensive directory, workbook, certificate of completion, and continental breakfast)
*Space is limited and since this class fills-up quickly, it is on a first-come, first-serve basis.*

Can't make it?
We also have:
Online Version of this Workshop

You may also be interested in the NIH counterpart to this workshop on September 19, 2017.
Receive a discount of $50 by registering for both the NSF and NIH workshops.

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