Research Development Workshops & Information Sessions

Research Development encompasses a series of timely trainings and workshops. These currently include: Research BREAKS, Grantsmanship Training, NSF CAREER Information Session, NIH Information Session, and Research Mixers. This is not an exhaustive list, and as new workshops and events are developed, they will be disseminated to our campus.

Fall 2024 Research Event Catalog coming soon. 

Research Breaks

All UNT researchers are invited to participate in a new research education series called B.R.E.A.K.S - Building the Research Enterprise and Knowledge Series. Each session will be led by a topic expert in the field in order to elevate best practices, while answering some of the most frequently asked questions by UNT researchers related to the topic. Register for this new series on our events page, and keep an eye on our monthly topics flyers that will be sent out through the colleges.

Date: Fourth Wednesday of every month (except in May/June/July/August)
Time: 12pm - 1pm

Grantsmanship Training

The Division of Research and Innovation is partnered with the distinguished AtKisson Training Group LLC, which is focused on proposal preparation and review processes that lead to increased external funding submission success. This research development training is designed to convey the fundamentals of proposal writing, concrete tips, and operational strategies. The session combines a lecture format with engagement activities to fit the range of potential funding targets identified by UNT. The targeted learning outcomes include:

  • Understanding the preparation steps before beginning the writing process; 
  • Learning techniques for creating a strong argument for the proposed project; 
  • Developing techniques for communicating the approach clearly; and 
  • Understanding how these techniques connect to the process by which a grant proposal is reviewed. 

Integrated into all sessions are ways to make the proposal process part of the everyday academic process and how to strategically plan for longer-term funding.

Next Date: Fall 2024
Location: To Be Determined 
 

 

NSF CAREER Information Session

UNT's Division of Research & Innovation conducts annual information sessions on the NSF CAREER Program. This program is intended for faculty who are listed as Assistant Professor and whose research lies within the NSF CAREER eligible directorate areas: Biological Sciences, Computer and Information Science, and Engineering, Education and Human Resources, Engineering, Geosciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Integrative Activities, International Science and Engineering. 

The session includes the following:

  • Overview of the NSF CAREER grant program

  • Advice from UNT faculty that have been awarded an NSF CAREER grant 

  • How to match with a faculty mentor to provide feedback on your application 

  • Grant application process and dissemination of relevant information 

  • Approaches for the resubmission process 

  • Overview of Broader Impacts 

  • Ideas for the integrated education plan 

Next Event Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Location: Zoom

Register Today

To view previous NSF CAREER Workshops, click here. 

 

NIH Information Session

In this National Institutes of Health (NIH) information session, the presenters will:

  • Disseminate information about NIH
  • Develop and facilitate a community of researchers seeking NIH funding
  • Facilitate workshop attendees' understanding of NIH as a funding institute
  • Explain strategies for identifying NIH funding opportunities
  • Suggest NIH grantsmanship considerations

Next event date: Spring 2025
Location: Zoom

To view previous NIH Workshops, click here.

 

Arts and Humanities

In this session, faculty will learn the fundamentals of proposal writing, concrete tips, and operational strategies as well as language used in the proposal world. The session combines a lecture format with engagement activities to fit the range of potential funding targets identified by UNT. The targeted learning outcomes include:

  • Navigating funding support mechanisms.
  • Understanding peer review systems
  • Developing appropriate and measurable objectives.

Integrated into all sessions are ways to make the proposal process part of the everyday academic process and how to strategically plan for longer-term funding. 

The Arts and Humanities Session has concluded. Thank you to all of those who attended!

Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Grantsmanship Workshop

This workshop will give graduate students an overview of how to navigate the grant application process and prepare for award and project success. Graduate students are required to attend all four sessions. These sessions are virtual, and the Zoom information will be provided closer to the event date. Attendance is limited to the 100 registrants, first-come-first-served.

Next event date: Spring 2025
Location: Zoom
 

Developing Broader Impacts Workshop

In this workshop you will learn the following:

  • Understanding broader impacts
  • How to thoughtfully incorporate into your research
  • Review practical resources and tools
  • Learn how to develop a broader impact plan
  • Interactive panel discussion

Event date: Spring 2025
Location: TBD
Time: 10:00am-12:00 pm

Register Today


To view previous workshops, click here. 

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