NEH Summer Stipends Writing Clinic – Summer 2023

The Office of Research Development will again offer a month-long writing clinic that will use an iterative process to help interested faculty members develop and refine their submissions for the National Endowment for the Humanities, or NEH, Summer Stipends program. This clinic is based on the approach ORD has successfully offered for the National Science Foundation CAREER opportunity and has used for the last four years for the NEH Summer Stipends program.

The Writing Clinic steps will be as follows:

1. Prewriting Questions – submit by July 10; group meeting week of July 10.
2. Significance and contribution section as well as the Organization and methods section– based on answers to prewriting questions – submit by July 17; group meeting week of July 17.
3. Competencies, skills and access; final product and dissemination sections as well as the work plan (1 page) and bibliography – submit by July 24; group meeting week of July 24.
4. Full 3-page narrative section, 1 page work plan and resume – submit by July 31; group meeting week of July 31.

We will meet once a week via Zoom to review and discuss the writing assignments. Participants agree to take part in all sessions and complete the assignments of the clinic.

If you are interested in participating in this Writing Clinic please send an email stating your interest to ord@k-state.edu by June 29. Please use “Summer Stipends” in the email subject line.

Noon-1 p.m.

Thursday, June 15

IOS Program Officers will discuss grant preparation tips and ways to broaden participation in STEM research and will answer questions audience members have. To participate, please register, using the link below. Upcoming IOS Virtual Office Hours are announced ahead of time on IOS in Focus; sign up to follow the blog, from the same page, so you don’t miss anything.

Real-time closed captioning will be available.

Register to attend.

If you can’t make it to this or any future office hours, don’t worry! You can access a report out from the IOS in Focus VOH page including the slides. The slides will also be available on this webpage after the event.  

1-2 p.m.

Thursday, June 15

The Office Hour will include brief discussions of current and upcoming DMS activities followed by an open question and answer period.

Topics for June 15

• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
• ETAP (Education and Training Application) program — What it is and why use it.

Participants should register in advance.

After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

10-11 a.m.

Friday, June 16

Join DMR Division Director Germano Iannacchione and DMR program directors for our monthly office hour and Q&A session. June’s DMR Open Hour will focus on the NSF's Broader Impacts proposal criterion.

Pre-register for the DMR Open Hour. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

2-3 p.m.

Tuesday, June 20

Please join the Division of Biological Infrastructure for our monthly Virtual Office Hour. Program Officers will introduce programs in DBI's Research Resources Cluster, including the Innovation, Capacity, Sustaining, and Major Research Instrumentation Programs. It is an opportunity to raise questions and communicate directly with program officers in your field.

Please register in advance for the webinar.

1 p.m.

June 20 or July 10

Join NSF program directors for an informational webinar about the NSF Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering, or BRITE, program solicitation.

The goal of the BRITE solicitation is to enable and create opportunities to advance scientific discoveries and new research using a variety of approaches that harness the national talent ecosystem of experienced faculty.

Program directors will describe and answer questions about BRITE program eligibility, submission instructions, and the three funding tracks: Pivot, Relaunch, and Fellow.

Register to join a BRITE webinar. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing event details. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate, please email rarequest@nsf.gov in advance. 

Thursday, June 22

9:30-11 a.m.

Please join the Human Networks and Data Science Program to discuss questions about the program with the program director. 

Office hours take place over Zoom, generally on Thursdays.

To join, use the Human Networks and Data Science office hour Zoom link.

• All meetings during office hours are 1-on-1. Guests are seen in the order they join. You may have to wait if others join before you.
• If you need captions or other accommodations, please contact Trisha Van Zandt in advance. 
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For more information about the program, visit the Human Networks and Data Science Program page.

Join the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Geosciences Innovation Hub, or GEO iHub, to learn more about funding opportunities in the innovation space, how they work, and how to quickly deliver your geoscience research results to society and the economy. GEO iHub Meet-Ups happen every month starting June 2023. Each session features a brief presentation from NSF program staff on exciting opportunities to increase the impact of your work and help you be successful in the growing portfolio of NSF-funded innovation, use-inspired, translational, and transdisciplinary proposal calls. Register to join us for the next GEO iHub Meet-Up! 

Register in advance for this meeting.

Friday, June 23

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Please join this informational webinar to learn more about the Geoinformatics, or GI, program. This webinar will describe the revised GI solicitation and provide time for Q&A. The Geoinformatics program funds the deployment, operation, and sustainment of cyberinfrastructure resources to serve and support Earth Sciences research and education. 

Register in advance for this webinar.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

8 a.m.

Friday, June 30

Join Halo for a live, interactive webinar with Kraft Heinz!

Kraft Heinz R&D executives will be discussing their recently launched partnering opportunity on Halo and answering questions directly from researchers. You can review the opportunity in advance. 

Who should attend:

• PIs, postdocs and doctoral students
• Startups

Relevant areas of expertise:

• Food chemistry and biochemistry
• Food engineering and processing
• Food science
• General chemistry

Here's what you'll learn:

• What solutions and technologies are of particular interest?
• What are the must-have versus preferred requirements for a winning solution?
• How Kraft Heinz can assist you in bringing your innovation to the world?

Sign up for the webinar.

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