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.