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VPRI offers workshop on Administrative Support for Large-scale Research Funding Applications

The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation will be offering a workshop series on administrative support for large-scale research funding applications.

This session is designed for research support staff across the university who work with faculty members to prepare large-scale applications for external funding. Others are welcome to attend.

Session 1 Getting Started will take place on August 21, 2012 from 10am-12pm in Room 510, York Research Tower.

Topics to be addressed include:

  •  Supports most critical to researchers
  • 2-stage application processes
  • Selecting the right funding opportunity
  • Team building – project team and support team
  • Project chartering
  • Internal review and submission processes
  • Common challenges and strategies for success

Session 2 – Communicating Project Goals and Objectives will take place on August 22, 2012 from 10am-12pm in Room 510, York Research Tower.

 Topics to be addressed include: 

  • Project summary writing for large-scale applications
  • KMb strategies and writing formats
  • Writing about outcomes/outputs/deliverables
  • Balancing partner/stakeholder interests
  • Effective communication of feedback to researchers
  • Common challenges and strategies for success

Session 3 – Budgeting for Large-scale Projects will take place on August 23, 2012 from 10am-12pm in Room 510, York Research Tower.

 Topics to be addressed include: 

  • Budgeting for large scale research applications
  • Matching funds
  • Overhead
  • Institutional support packages
  • Common challenges and strategies for success

 A Certificate of Completion will be offered to those who attend all three sessions.

 Please register by no later than 16 August 2012 at: http://bit.ly/Nm7bJd

For more information, please contact Sarah Whitaker, Sr. Research Officer, Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation at sarahw@yorku.ca.