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December 5, 2024
Speaker: Marissa Mexquitic, Research Program Coordinator, Faculty Research Development
The National Science Foundation CAREER program offers NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.
At UTSA, the NSF CAREER program is part of the Targeted Scholarly Awards initiative, with the Office of Faculty Research Development leading proposal development support for all CAREER PIs. We are excited to invite you to an upcoming brief information session about the NSF CAREER program, where we will review valuable resources and provide guidance to support your proposal development at UTSA. Whether you're new to the program or looking for insights to strengthen your submission, this short informational session is designed to help you navigate the process successfully.
To better assess your interest and support needs, please complete the interest survey linked below.
UTSA NSF CAREER Interest & Support Survey: https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_38WadomkWb38toy
Please email Scholarly.Awards@utsa.edu with questions regarding the information session and the NSF CAREER program.
January 28, 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Speaker: Richard H. Nader, PhD & Warren Burggren, PhD
This workshop pulls apart and examines key features of two successful proposals by the presenters. One features a research proposal and the other is a proposal to a private foundation. Participants will be able to see the results of the processes of the PIs as they sought to maximize the competitiveness of these two winning proposals.
January 29, 2025 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Speaker: Richard H. Nader, PhD & Warren Burggren, PhD
The NSF CAREER Award is among the most prestigious awards offered by that agency. Important to appreciate is that, in many important aspects, the CAREER proposal is different from "regular" NSF proposals. In this workshop, two highly experienced 'veterans' of the NSF proposal process navigate the 'do's and don'ts' of preparing CAREER proposals, giving insights and examples that will help better understand the necessary elements (some overt, some more subtle) of a successful NSF proposal.
September 23, 2024
Speaker: Lucy Deckard Academic Research Funding Strategies
Workshop for social scientists on how to identify and understand which programs within NSF and NIH fund social sciences, what reviewers are typically looking for, and common mistakes to avoid. The webinar will also cover how to identify private foundations that may be interested in funding your social science research.
September 26, 2024
Speaker: Lucy Deckard Academic Research Funding Strategies
Online workshop on the types of funding available to support research in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences and how to compete for them. The webinar focuses on how to compete for grants from the NEH, NEA, private foundations and grants to travel to collections and libraries.
October 1, 2024
Speaker: Lucy Deckard Academic Research Funding Strategies
Webinar covering the key steps to writing a competitive proposal, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid. The webinar will also cover how to interpret and respond to reviews.
October 29, 2024
Speaker: Lucy Deckard Academic Research Funding Strategies
Webinar for new faculty covering strategies for developing a research agenda, identifying and analyzing funding opportunities, understanding funding agencies, creating a funding plan, and recruiting mentors and collaborators.
March 8, 2024
Speaker: Michelle Atchison Ph.D. | Director, Federal Relations & Senior National Security Strategist, Office of Research
Please join us as Michelle Atchison discusses her experiences and tips for outreach strategies in federal relations
March 22, 2024
Speaker: Warren Burggren, Ph.D. | Global Proposal Solutions
A primer on the research communication process, including publishing from selecting journals through submission and revision.
September 19, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research - External Funding
Research Portfolio Assessment - Identifying New Funding Opportunities Portfolio Analysis
April 9, 2024
Speaker: Lucy Deckard, Academic Research Funding Strategies
Webinar on the types of funding available to support research in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences and how to compete for them. The webinar focuses on how to compete for grants from the NEH, NEA, and private foundations, and grants to travel to collections and libraries.
September 21, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research - External Funding
Seeking and securing external funding is a process, not an event! Part of that process is receiving "declined" notices from funders. This workshop will take you on the journey of understanding what happened, assessing the weaknesses identified in your reviews, and knowing whether to try again. Be prepared by reviewing your reviews when you come to the workshop! This will be interactive and we welcome your participation.
October 18, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research - External Funding
Workshop for new faculty covering strategies for developing a research agenda, identifying and analyzing funding opportunities, understanding funding agencies, creating a funding plan, and recruiting mentors and collaborators.
October 23, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research - External Funding
Seeking and securing funding from international funders and U.S. sources for international projects.
October 24, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research - External Funding
For faculty researchers who are new to NIH, covering how NIH is organized, how to find and understand NIH funding opportunities, how to identify the IC, study section, and program that best fits your research, how NIH proposals are structured, the review process, and keys to writing a competitive proposal.
November 6, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research - External Funding
A webinar covering the key steps for planning a fundable research project and writing a competitive proposal, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid. The webinar will also cover how to interpret and respond to reviews.
February 13, 2024
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research - External Funding
Webinar on the National Science Foundation (NSF) covering the agency's mission, funding priorities, how NSF is organized, how proposals are reviewed, the types of projects funded by NSF, and a short overview of how to write an NSF proposal.
December 3, 2024
Speaker: Warren Burggren, PhD, Global Proposal Solutions
A primer on the process of publishing, from selecting journals through submission and revision.
September 27, 2024
Speaker: Emily Johnson Scholarly Communication Librarian, Research Engagement & Scholarly Communication, UTSA Libraries
Does your department or college have a preferred list of journals in which you should publish? Or are you confused about how to evaluate the quality of a journal or a book publisher? Join UTSA Libraries for a one-hour workshop giving a broad overview of the current landscape of scholarly publishing, as well as library services and memberships to help support UTSA authors.
May 24, 2024
Speaker: Dr. Nicole Beebe, Assistant Vice President, Faculty Research Development, Office of the Vice President for Research
Cybersecurity Capability & Funding Opportunity Alignment Workshop with Dr. Nicole Beebe, Assistant Vice President, Faculty Research Development, Office of the Vice President for Research.
October 12, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research: Research Enablers
A Quad Chart presents a brief visual overview of your proposal across four quadrants of a single slide. DOD uses Quad Charts for a variety of planning and communication purposes. Some DOD components, like DARPA, require a Quad Chart as part of their submissions.
November 22, 2024
Speaker: Shannon Marquess, Senior Research Compliance Coordinator, Research Integrity
Tammy Lopez, Senior Research Compliance Coordinator, Research Integrity
This course is designed to instruct new users on how to navigate through Cayuse and submit a study for approval by the UTSA Institutional Review Board. According to federal regulations and tips for successful submission, participants will learn what qualifies as human subjects research. Participants are encouraged to access Cayuse during the course and navigate the site with the instructors.
January 23, 2025 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Speaker: Lucy Deckard, Academic Research Funding Strategies
Participants will walk through how to structure a fundable project, including articulating the project goals, developing research questions, and describing their main aims or objectives. This workshop will include a number of exercises for participants.
October 8, 2024
Speaker: Lucy Deckard Academic Research Funding Strategies
Hands-on work session and review for researchers working on specific proposals. We will provide information and advice based on the funders of interest to participants. This session will be a follow-up to the Grantsmanship 101 session (which participants either attended in person or watched online). In this session, participants will work on their proposal sections and discuss them with colleagues.
October 15, 2024
Speaker: Warren Burggren, PhD, Global Proposal Solutions
An overview of winning strategies over the life cycle of proposal development.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Speakers: Global Proposal Solutions | Richard H. Nader, PhD
Warren Burggren, PhD
An overview of winning strategies over the life cycle of proposal development. An in-depth workshop on successful NIH proposal writing.
November 12, 2024
Pilar/Pathway: Generating Research: Research Accelerants
A workshop for VPs, deans, associate deans, and department heads with guidance for creating and maintaining research productivity.
November 7, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research: Research Accelerants
Advance your craft through the power of transdisciplinary engagement and strategic partnerships. Learn how your institution can assist you in identifying collaborators and strategic partners. Learn how to establish new partnerships, cultivate and nurture existing partnerships, and gracefully disengage from non-productive partnerships. Learn how transdisciplinary teams can accelerate research to truly innovate.
Monday, November 10, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Generating Research - Research Accelerants
Participants will learn to augment the pre-populated data in their Faculty Insight profiles. There will be a demonstration of how individual faculty members can identify
- Internal and external subject matter experts
- funding and honorific award opportunities, and
- potential collaborators.
In addition, a demonstration of UTSA’s external discovery site will also be provided to reinforce how it is built upon the information curated in Faculty Insight.
December 4, 2024
Speaker: Posie Aagaard Associate Vice Provost for Scholarly Resources, UTSA Libraries
GenAI is everywhere. It can stir mixed feelings of awe, excitement, skepticism, and more. Researchers are already using GenAI to automate their workflows. New GenAI tools – both free and commercial – advertise tantalizing capabilities, but are they right for you? What questions and concerns should a researcher consider when selecting and using a GenAI tool? We’ll discuss some of these questions and demo several GenAI tools being used in the academic research workflow.
December 5, 2024
Speaker: Karin Johnson Administrator, Texas Federal Statistical Research Data Center
Mary Campbell, Director, Texas Federal Statistical Research Data Center
Representatives from the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs) will discuss the resources available to faculty and postdocs. UTSA is a member of the Texas Research Data Center (RDC) Consortium through which researchers may access the secure computing lab located at Texas A&M University, College Station.
Qualified researchers with approved projects perform statistical analyses using restricted access data sets. Projects are hosted on the national RDC network, which is maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau. For a description on of FSRDCs, see: https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc.html
The FSRDCs offer access to restricted data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other partnering agencies, such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, and National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. For more information about the datasets, go to: https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/txrdc/datasets/ For TXRDC funding opportunities, see: https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/txrdc/funding-opportunities/
In addition to the webinar, one-on-one meetings also can be arranged with Drs. Mary Campbell and Karin Johnson.
October 21, 2024
Speaker: Warren Burggren PhD Global Proposal Solutions
Both principal investigators (PI's) and departments, as well as colleges have a track record and a history of where they have applied, where they were successful, where they do not yet have success, and opportunities to diversify their funding targets. This workshop will provide an overview of how to assess their portfolios and specific recommendations for diversification or continued pursuit of funding sources.
October 24, 2024
Speaker: Jeff Prevost, Tanveer Bhuiyan, Guen Chen, Miltos Alamaniotis
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October 30, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research - Methodological Advancements
UTSA faculty members Jianwei Niu, Ashwin Malshe, and Rebecca Schroeder as they demonstrate AI lesson plans. As part of a UTSA partnership with Mitre Inc., professors Niu, Malshe and Schroeder have developed AI lessons that span across marketing, geological sciences, psychology, biology, and computer science as part of UTSA’s Generation AI Nexus program. This workshop is designed for faculty from all disciplines to incorporate AI lessons into their courses that will help students develop interests in data science and artificial intelligence.“Generation AI Nexus” or “Gen AI,” aims to assist faculty with introducing AI to all students, regardless of their major, understand AI and how to use it as an effective tool.
February 22, 2024
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research - Administration & Execution
A workshop for junior faculty who are embarking on setting up their own research laboratory.
November 29, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research - Methodological Advancements
Representatives from the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs) will discuss the resources available to faculty and postdocs. UTSA is a member of the Texas Research Data Center (RDC) Consortium through which researchers may access the secure computing lab located at Texas A&M University, College Station.
Qualified researchers with approved projects perform statistical analyses using restricted access data sets. Projects are hosted on the national RDC network, which is maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau. For a description of FSRDCs, see https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc.html.
The FSRDCs offer access to restricted data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other partnering agencies, such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, and National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. For more information about the datasets, go to:https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/txrdc/datasets/. For TXRDC funding opportunities, see https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/txrdc/funding-opportunities/. In addition to the webinar, one-on-one meetings also can be arranged with Drs. Mary Campbell and Karin Johnson."
November 30, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research - Methodological Advancements
Representatives from the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs) will discuss the resources available to faculty and postdocs. UTSA is a member of the Texas Research Data Center (RDC) Consortium through which researchers may access the secure computing lab located at Texas A&M University, College Station.
Qualified researchers with approved projects perform statistical analyses using restricted access data sets. Projects are hosted on the national RDC network, which is maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau. For a description of FSRDCs, see https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc.html.
The FSRDCs offer access to restricted data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other partnering agencies, such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, and National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. For more information about the datasets, go to:https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/txrdc/datasets/. For TXRDC funding opportunities, see https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/txrdc/funding-opportunities/. In addition to the webinar, one-on-one meetings also can be arranged with Drs. Mary Campbell and Karin Johnson."
November 18, 2024
Speaker: Sylvia Fernandez Quintanilla, Co-director of the Community-Engaged Digital Scholarship Hub (CEDISH)
Join us for an engaging conversation that delves into the intersection of digital scholarship in the humanities and data science. This session will explore innovative methods for analyzing and developing digital resources with cultural artifacts, historical texts, and social phenomena using data-driven approaches and humanities inquiry. Participants will discuss project methodologies using digital tools and techniques to enhance transdisciplinary research, uncover new insights, and share their findings in impactful ways.
We welcome faculty and students to this workshop to learn about two new digital scholarship initiatives at UTSA: Community-Engaged Digital Scholarship Hub and the Digital Humanities Student Organization. These initiatives are spaces for collaborations with peers, to share ideas, and work together with practical strategies to integrate data science and humanities research. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your horizons and enhance your scholarship!
November 14, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research - Administration & Execution
Description: We discuss how to articulate your project goals, research questions, objectives or aims, outcomes, and impact in a way that will be compelling to your targeted funder. We will step through the process of planning the outline of your project, using that plan to write a one-pager or concept paper, and discussing it with your Program Officer.
November 28, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research: Administration & Execution
This workshop provides a fundamental understanding of the purposes, processes, and expectations for health, education, and social services project grant evaluations. Participants will understand how to structure the assessment part of a proposal to include the determination of measurable objectives and the development of tools (e.g., logic models, Gantt charts) to guide proposal development so that needs/problems align with goals and result in excellent, well-designed evaluations. Participants will also learn about various funding agencies' expectations (internal v. external) assessment, and budgeting for evaluation.
December 6, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research - Administration & Execution
In this workshop, we focus on how to develop and write up an evaluation plan for your NSF proposal. We cover how to understand NSF’s expectations, when to bring in an external evaluator, how to how to use logic models to develop a project that is structured for rigorous evaluation. (In this workshop, we focus on developing and describing a strong plan in your grant proposal, not on the details of conducting program evaluation of a funded project.
February 8, 2024
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research - Administration & Execution
In this workshop, we focus on how to develop and write up an evaluation plan for your NSF proposal. We cover how to understand NSF’s expectations, when to bring in an external evaluator, how to how to use logic models to develop a project that is structured for rigorous evaluation. (In this workshop, we focus on developing and describing a strong plan in your grant proposal, not on the details of conducting program evaluation of a funded project.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing research - Administration & Execution
A workshop for junior faculty who are embarking on setting up their research laboratory.
Wednesday, December 7, 2023
Pillar/Pathway: Enhancing Research - Research Impact
This workshop provides ideas, touchpoints, and strategies to ensure that your internationally-focused grant applications are maximally competitive. This session also covers risks and challenges to international collaboration. Participants will walk away with tools and case examples, leading to a comprehensive view of the factors that impact the success of international research activities.
December 2, 2024
Speakers: Richard H. Nader, PhD & Warren Burggren, PhD Global Proposal Solutions
An in-depth consideration of the review process, and how you can best put forward your ideas to capture the reviewers’ attention.
March 21, 2024
Speaker: Warren Burggren, PhD | Global Proposal Solutions
A webinar on the differences between and characteristics of Inter-, Multi- and Transdisciplinarity Research, including how to effectively conduct research across disciplinary lines.
Monday, March 4, 2024
Pillar/Pathway: Developing Researchers - Visioning & Leadership
A group session designed to assist those spearheading cluster hire proposals. We will help them broaden their views to be more transdisciplinary and competitive. We will help them identify funding opportunities and strategize about resource needs.
April 18, 2024
Speaker: Richard H. Nader, PhD & Warren Burggren, PhD | Global Proposal Solutions
A workshop that explores the process of establishing effective Research Centers and Clusters, drawing out the maximum benefits, and avoiding the common pitfalls.
March 20, 2024
Speaker: Past NSF CAREER Awardees
Please join us for a live panel discussion! In this session, past NSF CAREER awardees will discuss some of the opportunities and challenges associated with the National Science Foundation CAREER program.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Pillar/Pathway: Developing Researchers - Career Advancement
Strategic Research Development will host an information session on the NSF CAREER program on Wednesday, January 31 at 12:00 pm. This information session will be held virtually and a recording will be made available to all who register to attend.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Pillar/Pathway: Developing Researchers - Career Advancement
We will discuss best practices for identifying and planning strong outreach and education components to meet NSF CAREER's broader impact requirements, including what reviewers are looking for, what makes a plan strong, and common mistakes to avoid. We will also discuss differences in expectations for education and outreach scope, depending on the type of grant (e.g., core, CAREER, Center, etc.), and provide examples.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Pillar/Pathway: Developing Researchers - Career Advancement
"CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.
This workshop is designed to familiarize faculty considering applying for CAREER with what NSF expects of awardees, key features of CAREER, and how to assess your competitive fit with the NSF CAREER award.
May 30, 2024
Speakers: Helena Fischer, Senior Grant Development Manager, College of Business & Julia Wolf, Senior Grant Development Manager, College of Health, Community, and Policy
NSF CAREER LUNCH & LEARN DISCUSSION SERIES ‘24
Join us to discuss requirements and tips for crafting a Biosketch/SciEnCV.
This NSF CAREER Lunch & Learn Discussion series session is a 1-hour webinar aimed at assisting faculty members with the final stages of submitting their proposals for the NSF CAREER Grant in FY’24.
June 6, 2024
Speakers: Carlos Aguirre, Senior Director, Strategic Proposal Development & Jenna Gonzales, Senior Grant Development Manager, College of Liberal & Fine Arts
NSF CAREER LUNCH & LEARN DISCUSSION SERIES ‘24
Join us to discuss requirements and tips for acquiring Department Letters.
This NSF CAREER Lunch & Learn Discussion series session is a 1-hour webinar aimed at assisting faculty members with the final stages of submitting their proposals for the NSF CAREER Grant in FY’24.
June 16, 2024
Speaker: Jesse Hernandez, Senior Research Administrator, Sponsored Projects
NSF CAREER LUNCH & LEARN DISCUSSION SERIES ‘24
Join us to discuss requirements and tips on Budgets.
This session of the NSF CAREER Lunch & Learn Discussion series is a 1-hour webinar aimed at assisting faculty members with the final stages of submitting their proposals for the NSF CAREER Grant in FY’24.
June 20, 2024
Speakers: Dr. Monique Long-White, Institutional Proposal Manager, Office of Research & Iwan Notowidigdo, Senior Grant Development Manager, College of Education & Human Development
NSF CAREER LUNCH & LEARN DISCUSSION SERIES ‘24
Join us to discuss requirements and tips on Budgets.
This NSF CAREER Lunch & Learn Discussion series session is a 1-hour webinar aimed at assisting faculty members with the final stages of submitting their proposals for the NSF CAREER Grant in FY’24.
June 27, 2024
Speakers: Iwan Notowidigdo, Senior Grant Development Manager, College of Education & Human Development & Lindsey Webb, Grant Development Manager, Office of Research
NSF CAREER LUNCH & LEARN DISCUSSION SERIES ‘24
Join us to discuss requirements and tips on Budgets.
This NSF CAREER Lunch & Learn Discussion series session is a 1-hour webinar aimed at assisting faculty members with the final stages of submitting their proposals for the NSF CAREER Grant in FY’24.