NEH Summer Stipends Writing Clinic – Summer 2023

The Office of Research Development will again offer a month-long writing clinic that will use an iterative process to help interested faculty members develop and refine their submissions for the National Endowment for the Humanities, or NEH, Summer Stipends program. This clinic is based on the approach ORD has successfully offered for the National Science Foundation CAREER opportunity and has used for the last four years for the NEH Summer Stipends program.

The Writing Clinic steps will be as follows:

1. Prewriting Questions – submit by July 10; group meeting week of July 10.
2. Significance and contribution section as well as the Organization and methods section– based on answers to prewriting questions – submit by July 17; group meeting week of July 17.
3. Competencies, skills and access; final product and dissemination sections as well as the work plan (1 page) and bibliography – submit by July 24; group meeting week of July 24.
4. Full 3-page narrative section, 1 page work plan and resume – submit by July 31; group meeting week of July 31.

We will meet once a week via Zoom to review and discuss the writing assignments. Participants agree to take part in all sessions and complete the assignments of the clinic.

If you are interested in participating in this Writing Clinic please send an email stating your interest to ord@k-state.edu by June 29. Please use “Summer Stipends” in the email subject line.

Submission Deadline: June 9

The Science2Art program promotes and utilizes art to express scientific research visually, allowing the community to connect to novel ideas, ask thoughtful questions, and make new observations. 

Selected artwork is displayed in a professional art exhibit and auctioned to support regional STEAM programs.

Learn more.

3-4 p.m.

Monday, June 12

Please join NSF for a webinar on the Research Experiences for Teachers Sites in Biological Sciences, or BIORETS, program. Program Officers will introduce BIORETS and provide an overview of the program. They will also provide tips on how to write a great BIORETS proposal. It is an opportunity to raise questions and communicate directly with Program Officers in your field.

Register to attend.

Tuesday, June 13

10 a.m.

This special office hour will focus on funding opportunities involving the joint NSF-BSF program in Chemistry. Speakers include representatives of the NSF Division of Chemistry, the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering, and the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation. Following the presentation, a Q&A session will be held. 

Registration is required and after registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Noon-1 p.m.

Thursday, June 15

IOS Program Officers will discuss grant preparation tips and ways to broaden participation in STEM research and will answer questions audience members have. To participate, please register, using the link below. Upcoming IOS Virtual Office Hours are announced ahead of time on IOS in Focus; sign up to follow the blog, from the same page, so you don’t miss anything.

Real-time closed captioning will be available.

Register to attend.

If you can’t make it to this or any future office hours, don’t worry! You can access a report out from the IOS in Focus VOH page including the slides. The slides will also be available on this webpage after the event.  

1-2 p.m.

Thursday, June 15

The Office Hour will include brief discussions of current and upcoming DMS activities followed by an open question and answer period.

Topics for June 15

• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
• ETAP (Education and Training Application) program — What it is and why use it.

Participants should register in advance.

After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

10-11 a.m.

Friday, June 16

Join DMR Division Director Germano Iannacchione and DMR program directors for our monthly office hour and Q&A session. June’s DMR Open Hour will focus on the NSF's Broader Impacts proposal criterion.

Pre-register for the DMR Open Hour. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

2-3 p.m.

Tuesday, June 20

Please join the Division of Biological Infrastructure for our monthly Virtual Office Hour. Program Officers will introduce programs in DBI's Research Resources Cluster, including the Innovation, Capacity, Sustaining, and Major Research Instrumentation Programs. It is an opportunity to raise questions and communicate directly with program officers in your field.

Please register in advance for the webinar.

1 p.m.

June 20 or July 10

Join NSF program directors for an informational webinar about the NSF Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering, or BRITE, program solicitation.

The goal of the BRITE solicitation is to enable and create opportunities to advance scientific discoveries and new research using a variety of approaches that harness the national talent ecosystem of experienced faculty.

Program directors will describe and answer questions about BRITE program eligibility, submission instructions, and the three funding tracks: Pivot, Relaunch, and Fellow.

Register to join a BRITE webinar. 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing event details. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate, please email rarequest@nsf.gov in advance. 

Friday, June 23

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Please join this informational webinar to learn more about the Geoinformatics, or GI, program. This webinar will describe the revised GI solicitation and provide time for Q&A. The Geoinformatics program funds the deployment, operation, and sustainment of cyberinfrastructure resources to serve and support Earth Sciences research and education. 

Register in advance for this webinar.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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