February 2012
Workshop Announcement:
FBI Academic Biosecurity Workshop
Friday, April 20, 2012
Seminar will be presented at the ATMC
8:00am to 1:00pm
UMD will be hosting a bio-security seminar tailored to universities. This new seminar is presented by the Dr. William So, PhD of the FBI and focuses on "responsible research," dual use implications, awareness of possible insider threats, and protecting proprietary information that is often targeted by foreign countries.
Register for Workshop at UMass Dartmouth
August 2011
Webinar: For faculty, staff and administration-Please respond if interested by August 9th.
The Office of Research Administration is sponsoring a Chronicle of Philanthropy webinar titled "What Grant Makers Want -and What turns them Off" on August 11 at 2:00 PM. Following is a brief synopsis of the webinar, more information is available through the registration site.
If you are interested in participating in the webinar please contact Stefanie Picard (x8953) in ORA by August 9, 2011.
What Grant Makers Want ― and What Turns Them OffThursday, August 11, 2011
2:00 - 3:00 p.m., Eastern time
As you face fiercer-than-ever competition to win foundation and government money, you need to hear directly from grant makers and other experts about what makes a great grant proposal.
In a special one-hour Webinar designed to help you learn how to stand out from the competition, you’ll hear directly from a program officer at one of the nation’s biggest foundations as well as from one of the nation’s most prominent grant-seeking experts. You’ll be able to ask your questions directly, learn about proposals that worked, and find out what made them stand out.
You’ll also hear from the reporter who interviewed dozens of foundation officials for The Chronicle’smost recent outlook of giving trends at America’s biggest foundations. Together our speakers will:
- Offer practical advice on how to avoid missteps that can doom your grant proposal.
- Share strategies for crafting attention-grabbing proposals that will win grants.
- Analyze before-and-after case studies of proposals that initially failed to win grants―and share how they were overhauled to succeed.
- Explain how to tailor a proposal to a match the “personality” of the grant maker―the organization’s focus, beliefs, approach to problem-solving, political ideology, and grant-making style.
- Describe how to find the “hook” that speaks to the grant maker―showing that you understand its purpose and values and that you have a shared vision.
May 2011
News: Topic "Cost Normally recovered Through Indirects"
See link above for details
Internal Grant Awardees 2011
A list of 2011 Awardees for Internal Grants has been announced, Congratulations to all.
March 2011
Cayuse Update
Cayuse has been working with the National Science Foundation and their Research.gov team for the past year to allow Cayuse 424 to submit NSF grant applications directly to FastLane via the Research.gov portal. NSF and Cayuse are satisfied that this feature is ready for general use.
March 28, all Cayuse customers will have the option of using Research.gov's Application Submission Web Service (ASWS) within Cayuse 424.
We will enable this feature in all customer sites during routine maintenance on Saturday, March 26th at 10:00am Pacific Time.
The user impact of this enhancement is minimal, but there will a few differences to be aware of.
Attached a list of Frequently Asked Questions that illustrates the key changes in the application.
Febuary 2011
Presentations shown at Research Event
The Office of Research Administration (ORA) and the Office of Compliance (OIC) held a Research Update Event for UMD faculty, staff, particularly those involved with sponsored research and projects.
*All Presentations shown at the February 2011 meeting can be found below:
- Effort Reporting
- Conflicts of Interest Policies
- Export Compliance
- Faculty outside consulting
