Institute for Research & Scholarship

2012-2013 Calendar for Grants Workshops

Spring 2013

To RSVP for a workshop or presentation, please e-mail Dana Ohren at dohren@butler.edu.

 

Date Day Time Location Event/Deadline
Jan. 18 Fri. 10-11 a.m. Starbucks Coffee Hour
Feb. 4 Mon. 5 p.m. Electronic Deadline for Butler Awards Committee (BAC) and Holcomb Awards Committee (HAC) Research Grants, Fellowships and Instructional Development Grants
Feb. 5 Tues. 3-4 p.m. JH 048 Applying for External Grants
Feb. 15 Fri. 2-3 p.m. JH 048 Applying for External Grants
Feb. 20-23 Wed.-Fri. Multiple Multiple

Grants Resource Center: Conference on Funding Competitiveness (online access through BIRS)

Feb. 28 Thurs. 10-11 a.m. JH 048 Developing Proposals for Grants and Fellowships
Mar. 8 Fri. 3-4 p.m. JH 048 Developing Proposals for Grants and Fellowships
Mar. 19 Tues. 9-10 a.m. Starbucks Coffee Hour
Apr. 10 Wed. 3-4 p.m. JH 048 Building Budgets for Grant Proposals
Apr. 30 Tues. 9-11 a.m. Starbucks Coffee Hour

Coffee Hours
Do you have questions about grants, intellectual property issues or compliance regulations? BIRS is hosting monthly coffee hours at Starbucks in Atherton Union. Come let us know what is on your mind and have a cup of coffee on us.

Applying for External Grants
At this session, you will learn the process of applying for external grants from start to finish. Topics will include how to choose appropriate funding sources, how to put together the application components, what to expect of the review process, and University guidelines for seeking external funding.

Developing Proposals for Grants and Fellowships
This workshop will teach you the best practices for composing the narrative portions of grant proposals, including the project summary, goals and objectives, methodology, assessment and more.  Special attention will be paid to the differences between research and programmatic proposals.

Building Budgets for Grant Proposals
At this session you will learn the different components of a grant budget and university policies related to them.