Grant Workshop School of Business Marina Aloyets PreAward

Grant Workshop School of Business Marina Aloyets, Pre-Award Officer Office of Research and Sponsored Programs October 10, 2012

Today’s Workshop • Mission and services of ORSP • Funding opportunities for business school faculty • Best practices in proposal development

ORSP Mission To encourage, facilitate, and support MSU faculty and staff in their pursuit of external funding for their research, education, training, and other scholarly activities.

ORSP Services Proposal Development • • • identify, assist, and train faculty and staff in locating possible funding sources review proposals formatting, accuracy, and adherence to sponsor requirements and guidelines develop budgets that comply with agency and institutional guidelines assist with online proposal application and electronic submission Many others ! (Visit ORSP’s website for a full list) Award Management • • assist with understanding and interpreting complex agency requirements (e. g. , prior approval requests) revise grant award budgets in accordance with sponsor guidelines negotiate continuing awards with federal and non-federal sponsors Many others! (Visit ORSP’s website for a full list. )

Why Apply for a Grant? • Fund Your Research Produce Results/Publications • Prestige • Tenure/Promotion • Fund Travel to Professional Conferences • Develop New Curriculum • Fund Support Services and Professional Activities for Students

Grant Searching Tools Subscription-based funding searches available to you Info. Ed: SPIN , SMARTS Grant Advisor Plus Free web-based search tools Grants. gov: federal grants on over 1, 000 programs. Basic Search; Advanced Search; Email Notification by Keyword MSU Funding Opps List-Serve

SBUS Funding Options The key to success: Proficiently refining your search to identify funding opportunities that match your project!

Advice for New Researchers • Fully utilize ORSP • Pay attention to logistics and feasibility - plans for getting work done • Don’t underestimate the importance of collaboration • Collect preliminary data • Become a peer reviewer • If at first you don’t succeed, try again!

Approaching Sponsors, Conferences, & Networking Attend Conferences – Network! Discuss your research with potential funders. – NSF and NIH regional conferences provide a great opportunity to interact with agency program staff, while learning about emerging trends and priority areas. Colleagues – Talk to your colleagues! Who is funding them? – Check “acknowledgements” section of published papers/articles. – Review funded awards & abstracts on agency sites.

Approaching Sponsors, Conferences, & Networking Contact with Program Officers • Highly encouraged & in some cases required. • Don’t be scared… be prepared! Summarize your proposed project’s major goals/objectives, methods, and expected outcomes in 1 -2 paragraphs, and e-mail the PO. Does your project fall within the program’s current priorities?

Thank You!!! Questions? Contact Marina Aloyets College Hall, Room 309 Office Telephone: 973. 655. 5367 E-mail: aloyetsm@mail. montclair. edu For more information, please go to our website http: //www. montclair. edu/research-sp