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Monday, April 07, 2008 - Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Renaissance Providence Hotel
5 Avenue of the Arts
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Please
click here to register.
Event Details
The second National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference of fiscal
year 2008 will be held in Providence, RI and hosted by the University of Rhode
Island on April 7-8, 2008, with optional FastLane/Grants.gov sessions on the
6th.
Key representatives from the National Science Foundation as well as your
colleagues - faculty, researchers and grant administrators - representing
colleges and universities from around the US will participate.
This two-day conference is a must, especially for new faculty, researchers,
educators, and administrators who want to gain key insight into a wide range of
current issues at NSF including the state of current funding; new and current
policies and procedures; and pertinent administrative issues. NSF program
officers representing each NSF directorate will be on hand to provide
up-to-date information about specific funding opportunities and answer your
questions.
Highlights include:
- New programs and initiatives
- Future directions and strategies for national science policy
- Proposal preparation
- NSF's merit review process
- Cross-disciplinary and special interest programs
- Conflict of interest policies
- Breakout sessions by discipline
- FastLane/Grants.gov workshops
FastLane/Grants.gov for Research Administrators: FastLane
and Grants.gov can both be used to prepare and submit proposals to NSF. This
session is designed for research administrators who are new to both systems or
are in need of a refresher. The NSF/FastLane and Grants.gov websites will be
explored showing attendees how to find funding opportunities and other
information on both sites. Major differences between preparing a FastLane
proposal and Grants.gov application will be highlighted. Topics will cover
pre-submission, submission, and post-award activities as they apply to research
administrators. In addition, these sessions will review the research
administrator's role in the following FastLane processes: proposal status,
proposal update, budget revision, project report submission, and award
modifications.
FastLane/Grants.gov for Faculty: FastLane and Grants.gov
can both be used to prepare and submit proposals to NSF. This session is
designed for faculty members who are new to both systems or are in need of a
refresher. The NSF/FastLane and Grants.gov websites will be explored showing
attendees how to find funding opportunities and other information on both
sites. Major differences between preparing a FastLane proposal and Grants.gov
application will be highlighted. Topics will cover pre-submission, submission,
and post-award activities as they apply to faculty members. In addition, these
sessions will review the faculty's role in the following FastLane processes:
proposal status, proposal update, budget revision, project report submission,
and award modifications.
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