For the first time, the National Science Foundation is offering a live webcast of their biannual Grants Conference from Phoenix, AZ on November 13-14. The Office of Research and Engagement will be streaming selected presentations in Blount Hall Room A004. UT faculty, staff and students are invited to join ORE staff to view the following sessions:

Monday, November 13

10:45-11:15      Types of NSF Funding Opportunities

11:35-1:45       Proposal Preparation

3:00-4:40         Merit Review Process

Tuesday, November 14

4:30-6:00         Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

Registration Deadline:  Wednesday, February 22

Please note: Participation in the 2017 NSF CAREER PWI Track is restricted to those CAREER-eligible faculty members who are preparing to submit a proposal to the July 2017 deadlines.

The NSF CAREER PWI Track will comprise five monthly sessions of three hours each, starting in late February. All sessions will be held in Blount Hall A004. The tentative schedule is listed below.  Each session will include a presentation by UT faculty and/or staff with experience in the NSF CAREER program and small group critiques. Participants will be assigned a proposal advisor from the Faculty Development Team, with whom they will work through the iterative writing process up until the submission deadlines.

Session 1: Monday, February 27, 1:00-4:00

Session 2: Monday, March 27, 1:00-4:00

Session 3: Monday, April 24, 1:00-4:00

Session 4: Tuesday, May 30, 1:00-4:00

Session 5: Monday, June 26, 1:00-4:00

Participants will be required to submit a draft proposal title along with a 1-page Background and Significance statement by noon, Friday, February 24, to Alan Rutenberg. Writing assignments will be due every month, prior to each subsequent session.