1. Roadmap of Responsibilities and Program Timeline Noah Clayton, M.A. Project Manager Office of Research and Economic Development

2. Office of Research & Economic Development (ORED) Resources http://research.unl.edu Support for research http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/support_for_re search.shtml http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/support_for_re search.shtml Research Roadmap http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/researchroadm ap.shtml http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/researchroadm ap.shtml

3. RDFP History Transformation of Summer Grant Writing Workshop Evolving program 2009 cohort Selection process

4. Calendar of Events http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/fellowscalendar.shtml Didactic sessions May 10-12 NURamp modules 1-4, 6, 7 –Attend any missed sessions in the fall Program officer visits –White paper –Elevator speech Proposal timeline determined with OPD staff and mentor

5. Mentors Help focus on your research and the funding objectives of agencies based on experience Roles –Link to collaborators and resources –Sounding board, reviewer, advice giver Determine a meeting schedule and calendar timeline with your mentor Accommodate work styles, work as a team Report any problems to Dr. Espy

6. Office of Proposal Development http://research.unl.edu/proposaldevelopment/ Writing help –Establish timelines – Drafts –External review Assigned OPD mentor –Nathan Meier, Tisha Gilreath Mullen Keep them in the loop

7. Office of Sponsored Programs http://research.unl.edu/sp1/staff.shtml http://research.unl.edu/sp1/frequentinfo.shtml Pre-award and post-award issues Budget assistance NUgrant routing assistance Coordinate with departmental and college support where available –No assigned OSP contact because of services offered at department and college levels

8. External Review Process overview –http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/exreview.phphttp://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/exreview.php Selecting reviewers –Senior –Differing theoretical background –Work with mentor to determine potential reviewers Integrating feedback

9. Expectations Schedule and attend meetings with mentors, OPD staff Attend ALL events on RDFP calendar webpage –Attend any missed NURamp sessions in the fall Report any issues to Dr. Espy Work with Noah –Scheduling conflicts –Award notification, future successes or questions Submit a proposal

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