Workshops
ORSP offers opportunities for faculty and staff to learn about our services, the types of funding available, how to locate funding sources, the steps in developing proposals and project budgets, and post-award and compliance topics.
Workshops and Training Opportunities at SFA - FY 2012 Calendar
All workshops are held in the Wyatt Room of InfoLab 2 of the Steen Library unless otherwise noted. Click on dates below to sign-up by e-mail.
NEW Faculty Development Program - Comprehensive services provided by ORSP to inform, train, support new (and not-so-new) faculty members.
Proposal Basics - Part I: A broad overview of the proposal process designed to help faculty and staff understand how to find funding and develop a comprehensive proposal.
Proposal Basics - Part II: This workshop will assist faculty and staff to prepare applications and to understand how to develop a budget that meets sponsor requirements and follows SFA's guidelines for issues such as matching.
Electronic Submissions: This workshop assist faculty and staff to prepare applications for electronic submission through Grants.gov, NSF FastLane, e-Grants, and others.
Grant Budgeting in Banner: This workshop will help faculty and grant staff to understand how to read and interpret varous budget screens in Banner finance.
- October 25, 2011 - Rescheduled for December 6, 2011 (at the Grant Support Group luncheon - see below for details)
- March 21, 2012 at 2:00 pm, InfoLab 2
Not funded? What now? Come find out how to turn rejection notices into new opportunities.
- TBD
Revisions, Amendments, and Sponsor Requests This session will help you navigate through procedures and forms required for no-cost exctensions, notifications of changes in key personnel, cost transfers, and more.
Faculty Research Grant Panel - TBD: Faculty interested in submitting a Faculty Research Grant (FRG) proposal should attend this informative workshop to learn tips from previous FRG awardees.
Banner Effort Training - Mandatory training for effort certification will be combined with training in the new Banner effort reporting system. ORSP offers many opportunities for faculty and staff that have anything to do with effort reporting to satify this requirement. Also, ORSP will offer one-on-one instruction on request. View PowerPoint (version 9.27.11)
Quarterly - Grant Support Group Luncheons – President's Suite B (Student Center) This discussion series focuses on various grant-related issues and topics, and is limited to faculty and staff who are working on active grants. Lunch is served at 11:30 and the program runs from 12-1 pm. RSVP required.
Contact ORSP for more information and to be included on the contact list.
- October 11, 2011 - Focus Topic: Grant Records Retention
- December 6, 2011 - Focus Topic: Grant Budgeting in Banner
- March 20, 2012
- June 19, 2012
Workshops and Training Opportunities Provided by Others
Click on any of the following to find out about training opportunities provided by other institutions.
- National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference - October 17-18, 2011 Austin, Texas. PowerPoint Presentations