MRSEC Workshop

Grantsmanship for the Early Career Researcher

Holly Falk-Krzesinski, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Research Development
Director, Office of Research Team Support
Northwestern University

Friday, February 20, 2:00 pm

Cook Hall 2058

This workshop is designed specifically for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows conducting hypothesis-driven and need-based research in the science and engineering fields.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Using electronic search tools to effectively identify appropriate funding opportunities;
• An introduction to fundamental principles of grant proposal writing;
• Developing a proposal that meets an agency’s mission;
• Incorporating review criteria into your proposal writing;
• An introduction to electronic proposal submission;
• Increasing the opportunity of getting a proposal funded.

This workshop is open to all early-career researchers.