Ways That I Can Support You
My goal is to be your partner on the path to seeking and obtaining external funding. Below are a variety of ways that I hope to assist you in the process. ~ Tess Powers, Director of Faculty Research Support
- Helping you identify projects of interest that might have external funding possibilities
- Helping identify funders for your key projects or sabbatical leaves using the College's Pivot grants database
- Sharing a variety of resources for you to use to identify potential funders
- Staying informed on new funding opportunities, and sharing information when there’s a potential fit with your scholarly interests
- Staying informed on internal funding opportunities so that I can provide advice on when external funding should (or should not) be pursued
- Helping you develop a strategy for applying for funding based on available funders, their deadlines and your schedule and funding needs
- Reading proposal guidelines carefully to ensure the proposal meets all technical requirements
- Developing a detailed budget, when required, and drafting language for the budget justification
- Discussing the College’s SEGway program and how it could help you become more competitive for a target funder
- Reading early drafts of proposal narratives for structure, tone, message, clarity and comprehensiveness and providing suggestions to improve its competitiveness
- Providing or drafting language in cases where institutional information is requested
- Arranging for a letter of support from the Dean, when appropriate
- Helping arrange for a commitment of internal match money in cases where it would improve the proposal’s competitiveness
- Ensuring that internal approval for the grant submission is obtained and documented
- Proofing final drafts of narratives and other proposal components (such as CVs)
- Drafting abstracts (required with some applications)
- Contacting the funder’s program officers with questions (or letting you know under what circumstances it would be best for you to contact them)
- Tracking whether recommenders have submitted their letters (and communicating with recommenders when appropriate)
- Submitting proposals online
- Toasting you when it’s funded
- Helping you negotiate the post-award process. (More on that later.)
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Last updated: 04/05/2023