ORSP Blog
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Fifteen federal agencies currently seeking grant reviewers
Apr 30, 2012
Serving as a grant reviewer can help you sharpen your own grant writing skills. As a reviewer, you learn first-hand what makes strong proposals stand out and which common mistakes to avoid. If you are interested in volunteering for a review panel, this list of fifteen U.S. federal agencies currently seeking reviewers is a good place to start. The...
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NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) information sessions
Apr 20, 2012
Three information sessions have been scheduled for Appalachian State University faculty interested in discussing the National Science Foundation's International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program. This program supports U.S. undergraduate and graduate students conducting research at foreign sites with appropriate foreign expert...
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Grants.Gov System Down April 28-29, 2012
Apr 18, 2012
Please be advised that Grants.gov Production and AT07 Training Environments will be unavailable on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 12:01 AM ET until Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 11:59 PM ET for system maintenance. PIs with approaching deadlines should plan to download application packages before the system goes down on April 28th if they plan to work on...
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AGrants Tip: Entering Sponsors
Apr 17, 2012
The Sponsor/Funding Agency is the organization providing funds to Appalachian State University. The Prime Sponsor is the original source of money when ASU is the recipient of a subaward. For example, if the National Science Foundation (NSF) awards a grant to UNC Wilmington, and UNC Wilmington awards a subagreement or subcontract from the NSF grant...
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Sponsored Programs Workshops for April
Mar 28, 2012
Building a Budget for Grant Applications
Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
387 John E. Thomas building
Register online: http://workshops.appstate.edu/detail.aspx?key=591
Charlotte Smith, Assistant Director of Sponsored Programs, will lead a two-hour workshop designed for grant writers who would like to understand the basics of budget...
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Bridging the Gap Conference on North Carolina STEM Education
Mar 23, 2012
Registration is underway for Bridging the Gap: Uniting North Carolina K-16 STEM Education, presented by the North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research. Bridging the Gap is a revolutionary conference that will bring together education, industry, government and informal science groups to help strengthen K-12 and college science,...
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Southern SARE Research & Education Grant call for proposals postponed this year
Mar 19, 2012
The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) program will not offer Research & Education Grants for the 2012-13 cycle due to delays in annual appropriations. The next Research & Education call for pre-proposals will be issued in March 2013; awards will be announced in February 2014. All other Southern SARE grant...
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AGrants Tip: Bookmarking
Mar 13, 2012
When trying to bookmark the AGrants login screen, it is recommended that you bookmark the Office of Sponsored Program’s AGrants site (http://www.orsp.appstate.edu/agrants) instead of bookmarking the actual login page. This is because when going to the login page, you are quickly redirected to a new site in the secure login process.
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Federal Budget Briefing web conference on March 8
Feb 29, 2012
You are invited to the AASCU Grants Resource Center (GRC) member web conference briefing scheduled for March 8, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 421 of Belk Library and Information Commons. This is an opportunity for you to hear federal agency-by-agency details on FY 12 funding, and key...
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Upcoming Grant Budget workshops and and AGrants training
Feb 21, 2012
Building a Budget for Grant Applications (February and April sessions)
Charlotte Smith, Assistant Director of Sponsored Programs, will lead a two-hour workshop designed for grant writers who would like to understand the basics of budget development. This session will include policies (both federal and university) which guide budget...
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IES funding opportunities and research designs workshop
Feb 16, 2012
Chrissy Tillery, a doctoral intern in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, will host a workshop on March 22 about funding opportunities available through the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES). In addition to receiving an introductory overview of the IES mission, organizational structure and...
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Hands-On Grant Writing Workshop at NCSRA 2012
Feb 16, 2012
“The Incredibles: How to Become a Grant Writing Superhero” is a hands-on grant writing workshop presented by Paul Tuttle, Grants Consultant with The Hanover Research Council. This half-day workshop, one of the pre-conference workshops at the 2012 annual meeting of the North Carolina...
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Conversations at Noon Spring Series
Feb 15, 2012
The Conversations at Noon program is not a workshop or presentation, but an invitation to engage in discussion about various topics relevant to externally sponsored projects. Each month Sponsored Programs and Special Funds Accounting staff lead a discussion about a specific topic. Bring a brown bag lunch and join us!
Discussion topics for the...
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Internal funding opportunities with spring 2012 deadlines
Feb 3, 2012
Deadlines are approaching for the following internal funding opportunities:
Grant Proposal Development Fellowships Program
Stipends to support the development of competitive grant applications for external funding through U.S. federal agencies. Deadline: 12 p.m. February 17, 2012.
Microgrants Program
Awards up to $300 to...
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Interested in joining a research-related committee?
Feb 3, 2012
Join us at the Open House for Research Committees, where you can meet Office of Research and Sponsored Programs representatives from the following committees and learn more about service on:
the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for human subjects research
the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
the Institutional...
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Gain review panel experience through the NIH Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program
Jan 27, 2012
Serving on a proposal review panel can help you hone your own grantsmanship skills. Reviewers learn first-hand what drives review discussions and what makes a strong application, and they can apply this knowledge to their own future proposals.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites and trains scientists without significant prior review...
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Fall 2011 Microgrants Recipients
Jan 27, 2012
(Recipient list updated January 27, 2012.)
Congratulations to the recipients of the Fall 2011 Microgrants:
Andy Heckert (Geology)
Nickolas Jordan (Human Development and Psychological Counseling)
Cindy Spurlock (Communication)
The Microgrants program is an internal grant program for faculty members designed to support projects that...
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Spring 2012 Events and Workshops
Jan 20, 2012
Click the event date for registration and more information. For complete information on ORSP Events and Workshops, check the ORSP Event Calendar.
Securing Grants to Support Scholarship
Faculty seek external funding to support various endeavors. Participants in this workshop will be introduced to popular funding opportunities organized by...
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Research and evaluation consultation support from Chrissy Tillery
Jan 11, 2012
Chrissy Tillery, a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership program at Appalachian State University, will be providing research and evaluation consultation support as part of her internship during the 2012 spring semester. Chrissy has been conducting data management, program evaluation, and quantitative data analyses on U.S. Department of...
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Fall 2011 University Research Council grant awards
Jan 11, 2012
Congratulations to the recipients of the Fall 2011 University Research Council (URC) grant awards! The mission of the URC is to stimulate, encourage, and support research across all segments of the University community. URC grants provide support for faculty research activities, such as the purchase of research supplies and/or equipment or travel...
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External Resources
Research
Research Institute for Environment, Energy & Economics
Regulation on Contacts with Covered Federal Government Officials (PDF 251K)
Other
Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons
Cratis D. Williams Graduate School
Faculty and Staff Experts Directory
Office of Government Relations
Hubbard Center for Faculty Development
Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning (IRAP)
