Proposal Development Training

Are you preparing an NIH F-Series fellowship application? This session will provide an overview of key resources, proposal development strategies, and institutional support available to help you submit a strong and competitive application.

Presented by Chaquenta Neal & Lou Hurst

September 26th High Five Zoom Link (no registration required)

PDO offers specialized support to help faculty and graduate students pursue honorifics and prestigious awards—high-profile distinctions that contribute to career advancement, may offer unconditional research funds or prize money, and often involve a nomination process. In this session we will discuss why and how to go for these opportunities and highlight a few that may interest you. We will also detail how PDO can streamline such pursuits for you.

Presented by Will Boose 

October 3rd High Five Zoom Link

In this session we’ll focus on non-federal sources of grant funding—nonprofits, industry, and state and local governments. We’ll offer tips, tools and advice for finding and pursuing these opportunities.

Presented by Chaquenta Neal and Lou Hurst

October 10th High Five Zoom Link

This session will highlight simple, effective project management tools that faculty and research teams can use to streamline proposal preparation. Participants will learn how these tools support collaboration, improve organization, and increase the competitiveness of their submissions. 

Presented by Anna Ortynska

October 17th High Five Zoom Link

Members of the Proposal Development Office will discuss methods for finding and obtaining funding for research, and will field questions from faculty and graduate students within the Psychology department about writing better grant applications

Presented by Ben Southworth and Will Boose

The National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) program is a dynamic initiative that builds research capacity in targeted jurisdictions, including Kentucky. We’ll discuss how you can leverage EPSCoR investments and partnerships to support your research.

Presented by Shana Herron

October 24th High Five Zoom Link

Generative AI (GenAI) is a hot topic in proposal development, and guidelines and regulations regarding its use are rapidly evolving. This session will provide a survey of GenAI policies that have been released to date by major funding agencies and examine what they mean for your grant development process.

Presented by Halley Todd and Lou Hurst

October 31st High-Five Zoom Link

This session will discuss key points to consider for resubmitting an NIH application and provide tips for writing effective responses to reviewer critiques in the Introduction component.

Presented by Erik Davidshofer, MA

September 24th NIH R Series Zoom Link

This session will offer practical advice for identifying funding, navigating the proposal process, and securing support for arts and humanities scholarship. 

Presented by Elizabeth Ford & Ben Southworth

September 19th High Five Zoom link (no registration required)

12:00n – 1:00p (closed Zoom session)

We will survey the research funding landscape and offer strategies, tips and tools for diversifying research funding streams. 

Presented by Lou Hurst and Jessica Koenigsknecht-Talboo (Foundation and Corporate Philanthropy).

UK College of Medicine Office of Research 

Part of the College of Nursing’s SCORE Seminar series, this session will cover opportunities for funding from private foundations and highlight special considerations for applying to these funders. 

Presented by Lou Hurst and Jessica Koenigsknecht-Talboo (Foundation and Corporate Philanthropy).

UK College of Nursing

11:00a – 12:00n (closed Zoom session)

PDO will showcase its resources and offerings for faculty in the UK College of Nursing. 

Presented by Lou Hurst and Elizabeth Ford.

UK College of Nursing

This session will introduce structures and writing tips to aid in developing an effective Specific Aims page and Research Strategy section.

Presented by Kathy Grzech, MA

September 12th  NIH R Series Zoom Link

The past several months have brought many changes in NIH application policies and processes. Join us to catch up on recent and announced upcoming changes and learn what they mean for proposal preparation.

Presented by Kathy Grzech and Barb Duncan

September 12th High-Five Zoom Link (no registration required)

This session will demonstrate critical tools and databases, such as Matchmaker, for determining an appropriate study section and institute at NIH, as well as cover new NIH Policies

Presented by Barb Duncan, PhD; Kathy Grzech, MA

September 3rd NIH R Series Zoom Link

11:30a to 12:00p

This session will introduce the range of Proposal Development Office services, highlighting tools to help diversify funding streams; recommend strategies for managing a shifting funding landscape; and provide insights on new NIH policies affecting grant applications.

Presented by Kathy Grzech

Markey Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program Retreat

In FY25 UK researchers set a new record of $496.9 million in extramural grants and contracts. In this session we will look at the tools that you can use to learn more about this track record, including the funders and grant programs with which UK principal investigators hold awards.

Presented by Shana Herron 

September 5th High-Five Zoom link (no registration required)

This session will cover the major elements of the NIH’s Data Sharing Policy and guide writing successful data management and sharing plans

Presented by Isaac Wink, MLS

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This session will walk through the NIH Biosketch format and present advice for crafting each section to tell a compelling, cohesive story about your professional development.

Presented by Lou Hurst, MA, MPA

September 9th NIH R Series Zoom Link

In this session we’ll discuss the importance of accurately describing your institutional environment—available facilities, equipment, and resources, both physical and non-physical—and offer tips for maximizing these sections of a proposal.

Presented by Lou Hurst

August 22nd Zoom Link (no registration required)

PCORI is a leading force in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research. Join us to learn about PCORI’s mission, funding opportunities, research priorities, and how you can get involved.

Presented by Halley Todd

We’ll look at possibilities for instrumentation and equipment grants from the major federal agencies and discuss key elements for success with these types of proposals. With the internal competition for the NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) coming soon, we’ll spend extra time with this mechanism.

Presented by Shana Herron

Describing your geographical location helps funders understand the unique motivating problems, operational context and potential impact of your project. In this session we’ll explore how you can find and use relevant place-based information from multiple sources to strengthen your proposals.

Presented by Lou Hurst