The NSU Grant Writing Laboratory ("Grant Lab") provides a variety of valuable services to NSU faculty and professional staff members with the goal of improving success with grant-seeking.
Questions? Want to schedule a consultation? Contact the NSU Grant Writing Manager, Melanie Bauer (mbauer1@nova.edu, 954-262-4658) or GrantLab@nova.edu.
The NSU Grant Writing Laboratory provides a variety of valuable services to NSU faculty and professional staff members with the goal of improving success with grant-seeking.
All aspects of grant seeking and proposal development are addressed in the Grant Writing Laboratory--brainstorming and idea development, grant and project planning, support for finding funding opportunities, and proposal editing as well as grantsmanship trainings and networking events. The services offered in the Grant Writing Laboratory are closely coordinated with services offered by the Office of Sponsored Programs.
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Questions? Want to schedule a consultation?
Contact the NSU Grant Writing Manager, Melanie Bauer (mbauer1@nova.edu, 954-262-4658) or GrantLab@nova.edu. |
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Find below the Grant Lab event calendars for the next several months. More information and links to register for Grant Lab Chats, NSU Network Chats, and Lunch & Learn workshops can be found under the blue dropdown tab below titled "Grant Education." (***You can also click the hyperlinked event titles in the prior sentence to register.)
If you prefer, you can open the below calendars in Google Drive by clicking here.
If you prefer, you can open these calendars in Google Drive by clicking here.
Grant Lab Chats
Grant Lab Chats is a "bite-size" grantsmanship series where each 30-minute session features a brief presentation on a finding funding or proposal development tip or resource, followed by Q&A with attendees. These events usually occur the 2nd Friday of each month from 12:15-12:45pm. *SIGN UP FOR ZOOM LINK: tinyurl.com/NSU-GrantLabChats
ACCESS RECORDINGS FROM PAST 'GRANT LAB CHATS'
NSU Network Chats
NSU Network Chats is an initiative that involves informal conversations with NSU researchers and practitioners to promote networking and an awareness of the scholarly expertise and activity going on at NSU. These events usually feature two researchers and occur the 4th Friday of each month from 12:00-12:45pm. *SIGN UP FOR ZOOM LINK: tinyurl.com/NSUNetworkChats-register
Custom Workshops
Customized workshops for colleges/units are created upon request. Email grantlab@nova.edu or complete the NSU Grant Training Request form.
New Faculty Sponsored Funding Orientation
The Grant Writing Laboratory and Office of Sponsored Programs provide a New Faculty Sponsored Funding Orientation annually (typically in the Fall). For inquiries, please email GrantLab@nova.edu. (Note: New faculty are automatically invited to this event each year.)
"Lunch and Learn" Workshop Series
An annual Lunch and Learn series of 1-hour workshops (beginning each year in January) provides an introduction to grant writing basics. See this year's schedule below, and register to attend the workshops here (*registration is required). To access past workshop materials online, follow the instructions below under accessing NSU Grant Education on Canvas.
"Lunch and Learn" Sessions for 2022:
Session |
Date |
Time |
Location |
How to Submit a Grant at NSU | Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
Finding Grant Funding | Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
Grant Proposal Writing | Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
NIH & DoD Grant Writing | Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
Federal Agency Reviewer's Panel | Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
A Guide to Resubmission | Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
Grant Budgets | Wednesday, March 16, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
Managing Your Sponsored Project | Wednesday, March 23, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
Protecting Your Intellectual Property | Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
How to Plan & Conduct a Clinical Trial | Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom |
"NSU Grant Education" Canvas Course
Grant training is available on-demand to NSU faculty members on Canvas in a course called NSU Grant Education. Topics include finding funding, proposal writing, grant budgets, success with specific funders (e.g., NIH and DoD), reviewer panel, resubmission advice, post-award management, and others. Email GrantLab@nova.edu to be added to this course. (Note: New faculty are automatically invited to this course each year in January.)
How to Access "NSU Grant Education" on Canvas:
The materials/recordings from the "Lunch & Learn" workshop series will be accessible via Canvas through this course after each workshop concludes (see this year's "Lunch and Learn" schedule above).
Click the button below to navigate to a page with grant proposal templates and guides for NIH, FL DOH, NSF, and DoD as well as general grant writing and funder resources.
Want to get a selection of Funding Alerts sent directly to your email inbox (email sent once every couple weeks)? Email GrantLab@nova.edu to be added to our Funding Alerts listserv.
Want to access a more comprehensive list of current funding opportunities selected for NSU? Click below.
ACCESS A LIST OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NSU
Hosted by the NSU Grant Writing Lab and Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Grant Writing Mentoring Program pairs early stage researchers with established researchers to write and submit a grant application by the end of the approximately year-long program period.
More information and instructions on applying as a Mentee: https://www.nova.edu/tred/research-resources/grant-writing-mentoring-program.html
Below are internal grant competitions for smaller research grants to collect pilot data or to conduct applied research work in the community.
Finding Funding Resources:
Finding Funding Databases:
NIH RePORTER - Search NIH-funded projects and funding information searching by project text, PI names, project numbers, fiscal year, agency, or other search terms
NIH Matchmaker - Tool for finding similar NIH Projects (*see our Guide for using NIH Matchmaker)
Duke University - This university site provides an extensive searchable database for funding.
Limited Submission opportunities are funding opportunities where the funders place a limit on the number or types of applications that Nova Southeastern University investigators can submit, either as a pre- or full proposal. Such restrictions are included in the grant announcement.
Nova Southeastern University, through the Division of Translational Research and Economic Development, is responsible for coordinating the review and selection of institutional nominees. If you are interested in applying for any of the Limited Submission opportunities below, or if you find a funding opportunity that is not on the list below that is a Limited Submission opportunity, please contact grantlab@nova.edu to declare your intent to apply and to be included in the Limited Submission selection process.