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.

9:30-11 a.m.

Thursday, June 22

Please join the Human Networks and Data Science Program to discuss questions about the program with the program director. 

Office hours take place over Zoom, generally on Thursdays.

To join, use the Human Networks and Data Science office hour Zoom link.

• All meetings during office hours are 1-on-1. Guests are seen in the order they join. You may have to wait if others join before you.
• If you need captions or other accommodations, please contact Trisha Van Zandt in advance. 
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For more information about the program, visit the Human Networks and Data Science Program page.

11 a.m.

Thursday, June 22

Join the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Geosciences Innovation Hub, or GEO iHub, to learn more about funding opportunities in the innovation space, how they work, and how to quickly deliver your geoscience research results to society and the economy. GEO iHub Meet-Ups happen every month starting June 2023. Each session features a brief presentation from NSF program staff on exciting opportunities to increase the impact of your work and help you be successful in the growing portfolio of NSF-funded innovation, use-inspired, translational, and transdisciplinary proposal calls. Register to join us for the next GEO iHub Meet-Up! 

Register in advance for this meeting.

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Friday, June 23

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.

8 a.m.

Friday, June 30

Join Halo for a live, interactive webinar with Kraft Heinz!

Kraft Heinz R&D executives will be discussing their recently launched partnering opportunity on Halo and answering questions directly from researchers. You can review the opportunity in advance. 

Who should attend:

• PIs, postdocs and doctoral students
• Startups

Relevant areas of expertise:

• Food chemistry and biochemistry
• Food engineering and processing
• Food science
• General chemistry

Here's what you'll learn:

• What solutions and technologies are of particular interest?
• What are the must-have versus preferred requirements for a winning solution?
• How Kraft Heinz can assist you in bringing your innovation to the world?

Sign up for the webinar.

9 a.m.

Thursday, July 6

Join Halo for a live, interactive webinar with Amcor Limited!

Amcor scientists will be discussing their two funding opportunities on Halo and answering questions directly from researchers. You can review the opportunities in advance here and here. 

Who should attend:

• PIs, Postdocs and Ph.D. Students
• Startups

Relevant areas of expertise:

• Packaging
• Food Engineering and Packaging
• Coatings
• Adhesives 
• Plastics

Here's what you'll learn:

• Solutions and technologies are of particular interest.
• The must-have versus preferred requirements for a winning solution.
• How Amcor can assist you in bringing your innovation to the world.

Sign up for the webinar.

1 p.m.

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. 

The NSF is thrilled to announce the launch of special guidelines for submitting collaborative proposals under the U.S. National Science Foundation, or NSF, and the Department of Science and Technology, DST, of India Collaborative Research Opportunities.

These guidelines aim to foster bilateral scientific cooperation between researchers and institutions from the United States and India, enabling groundbreaking advancements in research and innovation in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering, advanced cyberinfrastructure, secure and trustworthy computing, and cyber-physical systems. 

U.S. investigators are encouraged to submit to NSF by the target dates of August 15, 2023, or December 15, 2023.

Join NSF and DST Program Officers to learn about this research opportunity at the NSF-DST Call for Proposals Webinar and Q&A for U.S.-India Collaborative Research:

• 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, July 11

Register in advance for these webinars

The NSF and DST recognize the importance of international collaboration in advancing scientific knowledge and solving complex global challenges. By pooling resources, expertise, and diverse perspectives, researchers can tackle scientific problems that transcend geographical boundaries and achieve transformative outcomes.

October 12-13, 2023

Denver, Colorado

Calling all land-grant colleagues!

Join the Northcentral Region Water Network in Denver, Colorado to discuss how we can work together across institutions to address vulnerability associated with climate change, protect and restore our waters for future generations, and advance culturally rich and sustainable food systems and food sovereignty. 

The North Central Region Water Network, The First American Land-Grant Consortium, or FALCON, and partners from across the North Central Region are excited to host a workshop for 1862, 1890, and 1994 land-grant colleagues working on climate and water-related issues.

This in-person workshop will be held ahead of the FALCON Annual Conference, starting mid-day on October 12 and ending at 1 p.m. on October 13 in Downtown Denver, Colorado.

Together, we will create actionable recommendations to improve collaborations among land-grant institutions in ways that will increase our ability to provide climate and water programming in equitable and just ways with a focus on serving Black and Indigenous communities.

Learn more.

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