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Workshops, Courses, Training and Events
RFDS hosts a variety of learning and educational opportunities for you and your department. Specifically, we offer specialized courses and workshops, trainings for individuals or departments and monthly events. Calendar of all Research Educational Offerings Courses and Workshops
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Workshops and Courses Intensive Grant Writing Workshops Three-Part Intensive Grant Review WorkshopBack To Top Three-Part Intensive Grant Review Workshop Are you submitting or re-submitting your grant to the NIH for the first time in June 2008? If so, and you need to sharpen your grant writing skills and get some interdisciplinary peer review, attend this three-part intensive workshop specifically designed for the first-time-submitter in April. This is a three hour workshop (for a total of 9 hours) held on Monday evenings, April 14th, 21st, and 28th, 2008 from 4pm-7pm. The focus of this workshop will be on developing your research plan for readability and logic. Each week we will review a different section of your grant - starting with the specific aims and background and ending with the research design and methods section. We will also review the overall flow and mechanics of your grant. The series is designed as a writing workshop, so you must come with a draft of your proposal. Participants are also expected to comment and provide peer review feedback on one another's proposals. Space is limited to 4 participants. Audience: Researchers submitting or resubmitting to the NIH in October for the first time Instructors: Rachel Dresbeck, PhD, Manager & Amanda Horton, Grant Development Specialist, Research Funding & Development Services. Dates & Times: April 14th, 21st, and 28th, 2008 from 4pm - 7pm (2009 information will be forthcoming). Duration: 3 hours each session for 3 weeks Location: BRB 403 Registration: Please email Research Funding & Development Services to register. Space is limited to 4 participants. Cost: $20.00 payable by department or personally. Drop your payment off in our office (Vice President for Research, Mac Hall 2170) or send us a FAID and account number to secure your spot. Frequency: This workshop is offered once a year Back To Top Targeted Grant Writing Workshop: Research Design & Methods If you are submitting to the NIH or another federal agency and need some direction and interdisciplinary feedback on the research design and methods section of your grant, then this workshop is for you. Learn how to organize this section for greater readability and logic as well as gain some valuable peer review experience. The focus of this workshop will be on reviewing, in detail, the research design and methods section of your grant for readability and logic. We will also review the overall flow and mechanics of this section. This session is designed as an intensive writing workshop, so you must come with a draft of your research and design section. Participants are also expected to comment and provide peer review feedback on one another's proposals. Space is limited to 6 participants. Audience: Researchers submitting to the NIH or other federal agencies Instructors: Rachel Dresbeck, PhD, Manager & Amanda Horton, Grant Development Specialist, Research Funding & Development Services Dates & Times: September 12, 2008 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & September 19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Duration: 3 hours each session Location: BRB 381 Registration: Please email Research Funding & Development Services to register. Space is limited to 6 participants. Cost: No cost Frequency: This workshop is offered twice a year Back To Top Do you need help clearly articulating your research goals for that grant that is due in a couple of months? Then this workshop is for you. The goal of this workshop is to help you develop and write the specific aims section of an upcoming grant. There is no cost for this course, but it is limited to 5 participants. Rough drafts of the aims must be sent 1 week prior to the workshop as part of your "entry fee." This is a firm deadline and a prerequisite for the workshop. The aims do not need to be polished but they do need to be in document form. Objectives:
Dates & Times: Every other month - alternating between Fridays & Thursdays. Upcoming dates: Duration: 4 hours Location: Classes are held in BRB Room 403, or BRB Room 381 Registration: E-mail funding@ohsu.edu with your name, department, phone number, date you wish to attend, and a brief description of your project. This workshop is free, but we will charge $25 if you sign up and then miss the class--we have a long waiting list! When we confirm your request, we will request either a personal check for $25 made out to OHSU or an alias number and FAID (Fiscal Authority Identification number) to hold your place. Frequency: Six times a year / every other month Back To Top Vollum Writing Program
Dates & Times: This course is offered four times per year: winter, spring, summer, and fall. The summer session is reserved for graduate students working on their qualifying exams. The class runs from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm on Wednesdays, with additional tutorial times by appointment. The summer session runs from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon. NEXT SESSION: Begins October 1, 2008. Duration: 8 weeks Location: Vollum 4M Registration: By request only: e-mail funding@ohsu.edu or call 503-494-3124 NOTE: The class size is limited to 8 participants. A second section may be added if there are enough students. No fees are assessed for NGP students, second-year PMCB students, and Vollum researchers; other participants will be charged a fee. Frequency: Each term / Summer course is targeted to graduate students Events Topic: Finding Funding Date & Time: Thursday, September 11th, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: MacHall 2201 Presenters:
August 2008 Topic: Foundation Funding: How to Write a Letter of Interest Presentation Handout Date & Time: Thursday, August 14th, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: MacHall 2201 Presenters:
July 2008 Topic: Strategies for Managing Your Lab (part of the postdoc series) Date & Time: Thursday, July 10th, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: MacHall 2201 Presenters:
June 2008 Topic: Underused Funding Opportunities - Limited Submission Grants Presentation Handout Date & Time: Thursday, June 8th, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: Old Library, room 217 Presenters:
May 2008 Topic: R01 Budgeting Date & Time: Thursday, May 8th, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: TEMPORARY LOCATION CHANGE: Mac Hall 1162 Presenters:
April 2008 Topic: No Forum This Month - Instead, please join us for: "Improving the Local Climate for Underserved Populations in Academia." Date & Time: Thursday, April 10th, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: OHSU Auditorium (Old Library) Presenters:
March 2008 Topic: Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI): Support and services at the funding stage Presentation Handout Date & Time: Thursday, March 13th, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: TEMPORARY LOCATION CHANGE: Mac Hall 1162 Presenters:
February 2008 Topic: University Shared Resources that are available to help you do your research Presentation Handout Date & Time: Thursday, February 14th, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: Old Library, room 217 Presenters:
January 2008 Topic: Grants 101 Handouts Date & Time: Thursday January 10, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: Old Library, room 217 Presenters:
Past Funding Focus Presentations Back To Top 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow Career Development Series This is a new series, as of November 2007, targeted specifically for postdoctoral fellows at OHSU. Many of the events are also appropriate for graduate students and junior faculty. The series includes quarterly Funding Focus topics, devoted specifically to topics of interest to the postdoc community at OHSU and two special career development forums. If you have questions or suggestions for a future event, please contact funding@ohsu.edu or Amanda Horton at 503.494.2848. Career Development ForumTopic: Budgeting for your individual NRSA and K-awards Handouts Date & Time: Thursday, November 15th, 2007 from Noon - 1:00 p.m. Location: Old Library 217 Presenters:
Topic: Grants 101 Date & Time: Thursday January 10, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: Old Library, room 217 Presenters:
Topic: Strategies for Managing Your Lab Date & Time: Thursday July 10, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: MacHall 2201 Presenters:
Topic: Transitioning into a faculty appointment Date & Time: Thursday October 9, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: MacHall 1162 Presenters: TBD Funding Focus (part of the postdoctoral career development series) Topic: Transitional Funding Date & Time: Thursday November 13, 2008 from Noon - 1:00pm Location: Old Library, room 217 Presenters: TBD Back To Top How to Submit Your Grant through the OHSU System This workshop is devoted to demystifying the OHSU grant submission process. Much coordination between departments and administrative units must take place in order to submit a grant through OHSU. Learn where to go and what do to in order to get your grant submitted on time. Cynthia Malain of Research Grants & Contracts, OHSU's pre-award office, will lead this workshop and tell you the basics of getting your grant submitted. Also learn about useful tips and common mistakes to avoid. Audience: All researchers Dates & Times: Duration: 1 hour Location: Old Library, room 217 Registration: No registration required Frequency: Twice a year / winter and fall term Handouts: Trainings
Dates & Times: As requested by departments Duration: 15 minutes Location: Departments Registration: By request only: call 503-494-4517 or e-mail funding@ohsu.edu Back To Top Finding Research Funding 101 Learn about various funding sources and how to search all the searching funding databases OHSU subscribes to. This is a 1-hour overview of the many research funding resources available to you on campus, the internet, databases, books, etc. This is a lecture style presentation with no hands-on experience and is intended for departments or other groups. Objectives:
Dates & Times: by request Duration: 1 hour Location: Departments Registration: available - mail funding@ohsu.edu Back To Top Customized Grant Writing Classes We can create a class for your program, department, division, or other group, based on the grant development and writing needs that you have identified. We can create classes based on special topics, common problems, or other themes. This class is intended for groups; its duration will vary, depending on what your group requires. Objectives:
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