NH EPSCoR offers NSF Grant Writing Workshop

A one-day workshop offering advice on writing proposals for funding to the National Science Foundation will be sponsored by NH EPSCoR on Thursday, November 8, at Waterville Valley Resort Conference Center. NSF program officers from the Directorate for Undergraduate Education and the Directorate for Biological Sciences will give presentations on funding opportunities. A panel composed of representatives from several colleges will give tips on submitting successful proposals to NSF, and there will an open discussion on topics such as integrating research into the undergraduate curriculum. The workshop is intended for teaching faculty at two-year and four-year colleges, and early career faculty, post-docs and graduate students at research universities.

There is no charge to attend. Registration closes Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012

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Preliminary agenda:

NH EPSCoR State Conference

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012

Waterville Valley Resort Conference Center

56 Packards Road, Waterville Valley, NH 03215

9:00 Registration opens. Continental breakfast available.

9:15 Welcome remarks

9:30 NSF overview and status report

10:00 Panel: Tips and tricks for successful proposals

11:00 Q&A and discussion

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Partnerships with the NH EPSCoR's Ecosystem & Society project

Campus Compact's Seed Grant Program

2:00 NSF programs recommended for undergraduate institutions

3:00 Networking and consultations with NSF program officers

4:30 Adjourn