SSIREP Meet and Greet and External Funding Info Session
Presenter: Julie C. Keller, Assistant Professor of Sociology; Katie McGwin, URI Foundation
SSIREP Meet and Greet and External Funding Presentations
Below are links to the presentations given and mentioned at the info session on September 6th:
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Welcome back faculty! And welcome to URI to our new faculty! On September 6th, SSIREP will be holding an event to kick off the fall semester. Please join us! -At 2pm, Julie Keller will be conducing an information session on the NSF grant preparation process. Highlights include: funding opportunities, proposal preparation, NSF’s merit review process, and specific info about programs in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. -From 2:45-3 Katie McGwin from the University of Rhode Island Foundation will be conducting a short info session on applying to foundations for external funding. -Then from 3-4, we will be holding a meet and greet for social science faculty with refreshments.
Information on Both External Funding Info Sessions are below:
Considering applying for an NSF grant? Julie C. Keller in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology attended the NSF Spring Grants Conference in May and will share what she learned. Highlights include: funding opportunities, proposal preparation, NSF’s merit review process, and specific info about programs in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Considering applying to a foundation? As a major office within the URI Foundation and Alumni Engagement (URIFAE), the Corporate & Foundation Relations (C&F) staff offers expertise and guidance to members of the University community with regards to funding strategies, prospect identification, proposal review, editing and writing, and in building relationships with corporations and foundations. We promote the development of interdisciplinary partnerships and help coordinate an effective, University-wide approach to corporate and foundation donors and prospects. Katie McGwin from the URI Foundation will give an overview on this process and how to work with the URI Foundation.