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Academic Research Funding Strategies – May 2020 Issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News

Attached is the May 2020 issue of Research Development & Grant Writing News. Our newsletter comes out on the 15th of each month and contains both articles and links to resources on the web; it has been formatted so that readers can click on embedded hot links to find more information on subjects of interest. We are providing the newsletter in pdf and MS-Word formats (attached) so that readers can select the format that works best for them.

In this issue:

  • Tackling the Project Narrative for the NEH Summer Grant – We discuss the writing dos and don’ts that are critical to NEH proposal success or failure.
  • Is Your Proposal Fully Responsive to the Funding Solicitation? – We discuss how you can ensure that your proposal responds fully to solicitation guidelines.
  • NSF ERC Webinar Report  We discuss the highlights of NSF’s webinar on the new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center competition, which was held April 29, 2020.
  • Understanding the USDA Review Process – We discuss dos and don’ts in preparing a USDA NIFA grant application.
  • What the NSF Funding Horizon Looks Like – We discuss the newly released National Science Board: Vision 2030 report and what it says about NSF’s future directions.
  • A Heads up to New Faculty About Research Misconduct  NSF is serious about detecting misconduct. We discuss topics that new faculty should be aware of when it comes to potential research misconduct.(Reprinted from September 2017)

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