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Upcoming Deadlines for Funding Opportunities (Feb/Mar/Apr)

Upcoming Deadlines for Limited Submissions

To apply for any of the Limited Submission Grants below click here. Note FSU has its own internal/earlier deadlines for these.

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Tentative Deadlines for TARU/CMUP or Career Development Awards

To Search for TARU/CMUP or Career Development Awards click here.

 

 

 

Ana-Marie Seiple

Resources for Rigorous Research

NIH Post of Interest: Resources for Rigorous Research

By Mike Lauer

Advancing public health depends on science being empirical, transparent, and rigorous. As yet another step towards fostering rigorous science, we have revamped the Rigor and Reproducibility webpage to highlight and include more resources you might find helpful. Since sketching out our plan last summer with the Advisory Council to the NIH Director, the webpage now reflects policy updates and explores new resources, all in a simple and easy to read manner. And, better yet, these changes do not reflect any additional requirements or forms!

Current Rigor language is also posted for application instructions and review criteria to clarify what is meant by “scientific premise.” Applicants, investigators, and reviewers have expressed some confusion and have also misinterpreted this term, specifically when discussing the rigor of the prior research and how to address its weaknesses in grant applications. NIH defined this term originally to mean the rigor of the prior research used to support the proposal, not solely the hypothesis or rationale for the study. So as noted on the updated webpage, for applications due on January 25, 2019 and beyond, the term "rigor of the prior research" will replace "scientific premise" under the Significance section for most research grant and career development award applications (see NOT-OD-18-228 and NOT-OD-18-229).  Applicants will be asked, on and after that submission date, to also describe plans to address weaknesses in the rigor of the prior research in the Approach section.

To accommodate these new changes, the webpage exists as a landing page with four distinct sub-pages, so you can quickly get to the information you need. These sub-pages break out relevant guidance, resources for preparing your application and training materials, as well as a timeline of our communications on rigor through Guide Notices, blogs, FAQs, and references.

New information abounds.  Are you looking for research methods resources or ways to calculate sample sizes for your study? Knowing what exactly goes into a good authentication plan?  Assistance with your pre-clinical animal model experimental design? Guidance on incorporating both sexes into your research plan? Perhaps other related policy requirements? Oh, and a training video or two? Find these and more on the easily browsable sub-pages.

We also recorded a conversation for the NIH All About Grants podcast series to help the extramural research community  better understand the NIH’s Rigor and Transparency policy (click to play at the bottom of this page). Dr. Patricia Valdez, NIH’s Extramural Research Integrity Officer, describes how to address the key policy elements in an application, how they are considered during peer review, and annual progress reporting following award.

Going forward, researchers are encouraged to review these materials when planning their project—and to also check back regularly for the latest and greatest information. We hope that, by taking these steps, the quality, merit, and integrity of NIH supported science will remain strong and continue leading us towards outcomes benefiting public health.

All-About-Grants-Rigor-Podcast.mp3

Beth Hodges

Upcoming Deadlines for Funding Opportunities (Jan/Feb/Mar)

Upcoming Deadlines for Limited Submissions

To apply for any of the Limited Submission Grants below click here. Note FSU has its own internal/earlier deadlines for these.

 

 

Upcoming Tentative Deadlines for TARU/CMUP or Career Development Awards

To Search for TARU/CMUP or Career Development Awards click here.

 

 

 

Ana-Marie Seiple

Upcoming Deadlines for Funding Opportunities (Nov/Dec/Jan)

Upcoming Deadlines for Limited Submissions

To apply for any of the Limited Submission Grants below click here.
Note FSU has its own internal/earlier deadlines for these.

 

Upcoming Deadlines for TARU/CMUP or Career Development Awards

To Search for TARU/CMUP or Career Development Awards click here.

Ana-Marie Seiple

Upcoming Deadlines for Funding Opportunities (Oct/Nov/Dec)

 

Upcoming Deadlines for Limited Submissions

To apply for any of the Limited Submission Grants below click here. Note FSU has its own internal/earlier deadlines for these.

 

Upcoming Deadlines for Highly Prestigious and Career Development Awards

To Search for Highly Prestigious (Top American Research Universities (TARU)/CMUP) or Career Development Awards click here.

Rachel Goff-Albritton

FSU Faculty Mentoring Workshop

The FSU’s Office of Faculty Development and Advancement is hosting faculty mentoring workshops on Friday, September 28th at the Turnbull Center.  Please register to attend one or both workshops and also RSVP for lunch!

The morning workshop (10:00 to 11:30) is aimed at those who mentor faculty at any stage of career, including deans, chairs, directors and senior faculty members.  “Re-Thinking Mentoring: How to Build Communities of Inclusion, Support, and Accountability” will offer tools for building communities of inclusion, support, and accountability across all career stages.  It will address questions such as “How can you work towards providing faculty at different stages of career development meaningful mentoring relationships and

experiences?” and “How can institutions provide effective mentoring for under-represented faculty?” 

 The afternoon workshop (1:00 to 4:00), “Mentoring 101: How to Get What You Need to Thrive in the Academy”, is intended for assistant and associate professors but all faculty are welcome to attend.  The goal of this workshop is to assist faculty members in creating a reliable and strong network of mentors and to give them tools for cultivating successful mentoring relationships. 

All participants are invited to a luncheon served between the morning and afternoon workshops (RSVP below). 

RSVP for lunch here: 

Lunch Reservation

 

NCFDD Half-day Workshop for New Faculty

Date: Friday, September 28, 2018

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Turnbull Center 208

Topic: Mentoring 101: How to Get What You Need to Thrive in the Academy

Facilitator: Joy Gaston Gayles, Professor, North Carolina State University

Mentoring 101: https://ncfdd.typeform.com/to/TUXCk7

 

NCFDD Presentation for Mentors

Date: Friday, September 28, 2018

Time: 10:00am - 11:30am

Location: Turnbull Center 208

Topic: Re-Thinking Mentoring: How to Build Communities of Inclusion, Support, and Accountability

Facilitator: Joy Gaston Gayles, Professor, North Carolina State University

Re-Thinking Mentoring: https://ncfdd.typeform.com/to/jIB2PV

 

 

 

Rachel Goff-Albritton

Upcoming Deadlines for Funding Opportunities

To Search Through a List of Cyclical, Highly Prestigious (TARU/CMUP), or Career Development Awards click here.

Upcoming Deadlines:

  • Guggenheim Fellowships (September)
  • ACLS Fellowships (September)
  • Sloan Research Fellowships, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (September)
  • Terra Foundation for American Art International Publication Grant (September)
  • NIH AIDS and AIDS-Related Applications (September)
  • NIH Program Project Grants and Center Grants (September)
  • Wyeth Foundation for American Art Publication Grant (September)
  • External Faculty Fellowships, Stanford Humanities Center (October)
  • Grants-in-Aid, Whitehall Foundation (October)
  • Research Scholars Grant, American Cancer Society (October)
  • NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) (R15) (October)
  • NIH Research Career Development (K series) (October)

 

Upcoming Limited Submissions Deadlines:

(Attention: For Limited Submission Grants click here. We have our own FSU-internal/earlier deadlines for these!)

  • Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1) (internal deadline passed, slot still available- contact OPD)
  • Simons Foundation Investigator Programs (internal deadline passed, slot still available- contact OPD)
  • Keck Foundation (internal deadline passed, slot still available- contact OPD)
  • Marion E. Kenworthy- Sarah H. Swift Foundation Grant (August 30)
  • Blavanik Award (September 3)
Rachel Goff-Albritton

National Institute of Health (NIH) Rigorous Resources for Rigorous Research

NIH rolled out a policy around two years ago to enhance reproducibility of its supported research through rigor and transparency.  In a recent NIH blogpost, we were reminded that NIH offers a website of robust resources to support researchers, providing e-Learning modules, informative blog posts, reviewers guidance, and infographics.  In addition, the following institutes within NIH have provided trainings on rigor and reproducilbility:

Another area of focus within the new "reproducibility" mandates includes the emphasis on scientific premise.  

"Scientific premise refers to the rigor of the prior research being cited as key support for the research question(s). For instance, a proposal might note prior studies had inadequate sample sizes. To help both applicants and reviewers describe and assess the rigor of the prior research cited as key support for the proposal, we plan to revise application instructions and review criteria to clarify the language."

If you need assistance developing these sections within your NIH grant proposal, contact OPD for proposal development assistance or editing.  We're happy to help!

Want an excuse to visit San Francisco?  Attend the next NIH Regional Seminar Oct. 17-18.  Event Website and Registration. Check out our prior post on the benefits of attending a NIH Regional Seminar HERE.

Rachel Goff-Albritton

National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)

Are you having trouble with managing your time? 

Do you want to write a grant proposal, but don't seem to ever get around to it? 

Do teaching and service activities take up your days?  

Peggy Wright-Cleveland is the director of faculty development within the Office of Faculty Development and Advancement.  Along with OPD, Peggy Wright-Cleveland offers writing groups and retreats.  If you (or you and others in your department or related fields) are having trouble making time for writing or scholarship, contact OPD and/or Dr. Wright-Cleveland to get assistance!  We can help facilitate a writing or accountability group for you to fit your needs.

Also, check out the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)!  As a FSU faculty member, you have access to the largest faculty development resource center.  You'll just need to sign-in with your FSU credentials.  NCFDD offers helpful training webinars to assist you with your writing and scholarship.

The Vice President for Faculty Development and Advancement and staff work closely with the Provost, the FSU Faculty Senate, the FSU Chapter of United Faculty of Florida, and the Office of Human Resources to ensure that university employment conditions and academic policies support faculty members' optimal development as teachers and scholars.

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY IS A PROUD MEMBER OF NCFDD

The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) offers on-demand access to the mentoring, accountability, and support you need to thrive in the academy. Log-in to develop your best practices for strategic planning, productivity, work-life balance, and healthy professional relationships.

Rachel Goff-Albritton