CHS Sponsored Programs

When thinking about your scholarly or grant writing commitments (or, alternatively, that list of writing projects that you really want to do someday but never seem to actually work on), many of us make the mistake of waiting for “the right time” to write. We tend to be “too busy.”  We wait for everything else […]

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently posted an article about the growing number of debt relief scams aimed at people struggling to pay student loan debt. Unethical practices include outright lying about “federal programs” that do not exist, omitting crucial details when explaining “benefits” to borrowers (such as sliding scale payments and the risks of […]

Last year, NSF experimented with a new method of proposal review in which each applicant had to review seven other proposals in order to have their own proposal reviewed. ScienceInsider has a great article about this experiment and how it played out: “Some scientists might be horrified by such a “pay to play” system. But […]

NIH implemented their policy on multiple PIs several years ago, and since then, some have wondered whether a project with multiple PIs had a better chance of receiving an award than a project with a single PI. Salley Rockey takes on this very question in a recent Rock Talk post: “As always, the key questions […]

Those who attended last year’s excellent grant writing workshops by Dr. Robert Porter will be excited to learn that he is returning to VCU this fall to deliver more sessions! Here is the schedule: 1. CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR PRE- AND POSTDOCS Date & Time: October 15, 8:30am – 11:30am Location: Molecular Medicine Research Building, 1009-1011 Target […]

The Office of Research is now accepting applications for the 2014-2015 “New Investigator Grant Writing Institute.”  This institute has been developed to support faculty relatively new to the grant-writing process and to increase their competitiveness in securing external funding. The Institute is a year-long training and support program that will place a select cohort of […]

  As we enter fiscal year 2015, CHS-OSP would like to remind you of the timeline required for grant proposal review and approval. We have recently received a number of late proposal submissions. For the first time, late submission by the PI has resulted in a missed deadline. One of the primary purposes of CHS-OSP […]

Today’s post is courtesy of Sherie Donahue at Loma Linda University in California. She posted this helpful guide on NCURA’s Collaborate message board, and has graciously allowed us to share it with you here.  Thanks Sherie! There has (understandably) been considerable confusion about when to list personnel on a proposal as a Consultant or an […]

Dr. Philip Guo is an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Rochester. He has written a fantastic piece about submitting his first application to NSF. He talks frankly and honestly about his experience, and even provides an excellent timeline to illustrate how he scheduled his work on the proposal. His blog is […]

This just in from our friends at COFAR.   Over the past few months, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) has received inquiries and complaints from persons targeted by a fraudulent grants scheme. According to reports, the scam artist claims to represent the COFAR when contacting the individual. Victims are told they have been […]