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Office of Sponsored Programs
 Workshops The Office of Sponsored Programs offers workshops on various topics. Upcoming dates will be posted. Faculty/staff are encouraged to join us for the workshops. If you would like to view past workshops, see below. To request a workshop, please email sponsoredprograms@rowan.edu. Please include your name, phone number, department, and indicate which workshop you would like to attend and the date/time. To register for a workshop, please e-mail Diana Vallandingham at vallandinghamd@rowan.edu. Please indicate if you would like a vegetarian lunch. Spring 2013 Workshop Series Hosted in partnership with the Office of University Advancement Workshops are from 12:15-1:15 and are held in the Student Center Room 221 unless otherwise noted. 3/6/2013 Introduction to Grant Budgeting Developing a budget is one of the most challenging aspects of preparing a funding proposal. This workshop will offer insights into the budget planning process, including determining direct costs, indirect costs and cost sharing. Presenters will demonstrate the process for determining anticipated costs related to a project.3/13/2013 Writing Winning Grants This workshop will show you how to best craft and write an effective proposal in accordance with funders’ requirements, guidelines, and areas of interest. This workshop will provide you with valuable tools and information regarding how to structure and present your projects in a compelling way that tailors to the guidelines provided by a potential funding source. We will review and critique a sample Letter of Inquiry and a sample Proposal. 3/27/2013 Intellectual Property & Corporate Partnerships Attendees will be introduced to the broad areas of engagement activities for University Corporate Partners. The cultivation of corporate partnerships (including leveraging alumni relationships), and efforts to attract key corporate partners to facilities on campus, will be discussed. In addition, various examples of corporate partnering arrangements will be reviewed, including corporate gifts, Sponsored Research Agreements, and Licenses/Intellectual Property. Specific issues in corporate partnering will be addressed, including publication, intellectual property ownership, conflict of interest and consulting.4/3/2013 Creating Complex in Grant Budgeting This course will build upon knowledge gained in the Budgeting 101 workshop (participants who create complex proposal budgets but did not attend Budgeting 101 are still encouraged to attend). Participants will learn about cost-sharing and documentation, allowable costs, budgeting for participant costs and consultants, sub-awards, and indirect cost issues.4/10/2013 Institutional Review Board (IRB) This workshop reviews the issues of human subjects research. A brief history of human subjects research will be given, which examines the impact of unethical experiments and the subsequent policy changes that were implemented. We will discuss the current federal regulations for protection of human subjects that Rowan University adheres to, including vulnerable populations and informed consent. Further, participants will learn about the composition and function of Rowan's Institutional Review Board (IRB), when and how to submit protocol to the IRB, and types of review. 4/24/2013 Stewardship & Reporting This workshop will focus on building relationships with funders and potential funders through stewardship and reporting. Specific tactics for following up on a declined proposal and cultivating relationships will be discussed. Examples of effective stewardship activities will be provided, along with a check list for a successful site visit. This workshop will provide you with valuable information to create and maintain the kind of relationships with funders that will lead to successful grant proposals and continued funding. 5/1/2013 Writing Winning Grants This workshop will show you how to best craft and write an effective proposal in accordance with funders’ requirements, guidelines, and areas of interest. This workshop will provide you with valuable tools and information regarding how to structure and present your projects in a compelling way that tailors to the guidelines provided by a potential funding source. We will review and critique a sample Letter of Inquiry and a sample Proposal. Finding Grant Funding This course will provide you with tools to find potential funding sources for your research and creative and outreach projects. You will gain insight and direction from grant research professionals and administrators who can show you what it takes to locate a viable funder. Presenters will demonstrate ways to access and utilize funding databases and other resources that are available to Rowan faculty, staff, and students. Additionally, this course will address the importance of grant guidelines in determining a fit with potential funders. View presentation Promoting your Projects/Research Faculty and staff across campus are engaged in cutting-edge research and working on significant projects with students and for organizations and businesses, sometimes as part of a collaboration and often with outside funding. This workshop will focus on how to promote that work internally and externally, discussing what makes an initiative attractive to media, what publications are viable options and how the Office of Media & Public Relations and other Rowan communications departments can assist you in gaining coverage. View presentation Compliance at Rowan University and Beyond This course is designed to provide participants an overview of research ethics, compliance, and methods to manage compliance with Rowan University policies and procedures and government/agency rules and guidelines in the pre and post award phases of a research project. Participants will learn about ethical research conduct and principles.This course will include three case studies which will provide participants with an hands-on examination of the compliance and ethical issues present in research. View presentation Budgeting 101 Developing a budget is one of the most challenging aspects of preparing a funding proposal. This workshop will offer insights into the budget planning process, including determining direct costs, indirect costs and cost charing. Participants will have the opportunity to work on a sample budget and have their questions answers. View presentation. Additional handouts: Sample Budget, Sample Budget Justification. Advanced Budgeting This course will build upon knowledge gained in the Budgeting 101 workshop (participants who create complex proposal budgets but did not attend Budgeting 101 are still encouraged to attend). Participants will learn about cost-sharing and documentation, allowable costs, budgeting for participant costs and consultants, subawards, and indirect cost issues. We will also go over the new overhead rate base at Rowan University (Modified Total Direct Costs) and how to calculate overhead on your proposal. View presentation. Additional handouts: Faculty Course Buy-Out Policy, In-Kind Matching Examples, Subrecipients vs. Consultants vs. Vendors. Lessons Learned from Henrietta Lacks: Rowan's Policies on Protecting Human Subjects This special workshop presented by the Office of Sponsored Programs and University Advancement reviews the issues of human subjects research. A brief history of human subjects research will be given, which examines the impact of unethical experiments and the subsequent policy changes that were implemented. We will discuss the current federal regulations for protection of human subjects that Rowan University adheres to, including vulnerable populations and informed consent. Further, participants will learn about the composition and function of Rowan's Institutional Review Board (IRB), when and how to submit protocol to the IRB, and types of review. View presentation Writing Winning Grants This course will build upon knowledge gained in the Budgeting 101 workshop (participants who create complex proposal budgets but did not attend Budgeting 101 are still encouraged to attend). Participants will learn about cost-sharing and documentation, allowable costs, budgeting for participant costs and consultants, subawards, and indirect cost issues. (No Powerpoint presentation). Corporate Partnerships and Intellectual Property Attendees will be introduced to the broad areas of engagement activities for University Corporate Partners. The cultivation of corporate partnerships (including leveraging alumni relationships), and efforts to attract key corporate partners to facilities on campus, will be discussed. In addition, various examples of corporate partnering arrangements will be reviewed, including corporate gifts, Sponsored Research Agreements, and Licenses/Intellectual Property. Specific issues in corporate partnering will be addressed, including publication, intellectual property ownership, conflict of interest and consulting. View presentation Reporting and Stewardship 2/6/2013 Finding Grant Funding This course will provide you with tools to find potential funding sources for your research and creative and outreach projects. You will gain insight and direction from grant research professionals and administrators who can show you what it takes to locate a viable funder. Presenters will demonstrate ways to access and utilize funding databases and other resources that are available to Rowan faculty, staff, and students. Additionally, this course will address the importance of grant guidelines in determining a fit with potential funders. View presentation 2/13/2013 Compliance and Beyond This course is designed to provide participants an overview of Rowan University’s policies & procedures related to the research compliance function. Specific Rowan University policies and procedures presented will be PI Eligibility, recently revised Conflicts of Interest Policy, Responsible Conduct of Research, and Effort Reporting. Additionally, the concepts of research ethics and compliance, case studies related to ethical behavior and compliance, hints and tips, award compliance strategies, and compliance pitfalls will be shared with attendees. Agencies highlighted will include National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, and class material will reference Office of Management & Budget circulars and NSF Award Administration Guide. View presentation 2/20/2013 Administering Grant Awards Attendees will learn how to effectively monitor and manage award funds and work with the Office of Sponsored Programs and University Advancement in complying with post-award financial requirements. The presentation will cover post award functions such as how grant accounts are set up, how to obtain access to grant accounts, how to understand the budget screens, and how to perform functions such as budget transfers, travel requests, salary vouchers, and purchases. We will also discuss financial reporting requirements and who is responsible for submitting such reports. View presentation. Forms handed out at the workshop can be found here NSF Spring 2012 Webinar Series DUE Funding Decision Process at NSF |
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