Carrie Berger, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Research, COT
Knoy 414
carrieb@purdue.edu
496-0138
Thoughts about your research….
PRAGMATICS
FORMAT
• Articulate who is the audience with whom you
want to communicate.
• What?
• Empathize so you can articulate why they should • So What?
care.
• Be concise, it is hard work.
• Now What?
Message Map Exercise
•What is your research motivation?
•What is your research purpose?
•Lab name or nickname?
•Three things you want everyone to know about your research?
•Message outline – main points, observations and promise?
•Stump speech (1 min to a grandparent or attentive elementary-aged student)
Example of Strategic Research Plan for
Junior Investigators (work with Carrie to develop plan specific to you)
Purdue System
Grants
National Science
Foundation (NSF)
National Institute
of Health (NIH)
PRF Research Grants
• GRAs to be used as cost
share
• Allocated through May
• http://www.purdue.edu/r
esearch/vpr/funding/rese
archgrants.php
Spring Submission
Windows:
CMMI-Feb 1-17, 2015
R01 Submissions
January 25
May 25
September 25
Summer Faculty Grants
• Call for applications late
fall
• http://www.purdue.edu/r
esearch/vpr/funding/sfg.p
hp
Fall Submission Windows:
CMMI-Sept 1-15, 2015
R21 Submissions
February 16
June 16
October 16
Lab Research Equipment
Program
• Proposals due early Fall
• http://www.purdue.edu/r
esearch/vpr/funding/lab.p
hp
CAREER Program
Due July 21-23, 2014
Other Federal
Agencies
U.S. Dept. of Energy
U.S. Dept. of Defense
• DARPA
• ARL
Other
Corporate Support
Please meet with Director of
Corporate Relations
Specific Corporate Grant
Programs
• Facebook Fellows
(facebook.com/fellowshi
p)
• Microsoft Faculty Fellows
(http://research.microsoft
.com/enus/collaboration/awards/
msrff.aspx)
Private Foundations
(non-research grants)
Please meet with Purdue
Development Office
New Faculty “Checklist”
•Write NSF bio (https://isla.nd.edu/assets/35756/nsf_biosketch_guidelines.pdf)
•Volunteer to serve as an NSF reviewer (http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/merit_review/reviewer.jsp)
•Read P&T book (https://tech.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/files/PT%20Handbook%20Version%203_10_2014.pdf)
•Begin writing P&T document (https://tech.purdue.edu/office-of-academic-affairs/faculty-and-staffresources/promotion-and-tenure)
•Identify one NSF directorate and an active program/RFP within that directorate that is closest to your research area
and prior work (www.dia2.org) (click “launch alpha” then search by topic explorer, drill down to identify directorate
and program managers)
•Develop a research agenda and begin research to establish prior work to strengthen an NSF proposal
•Write a one page proposal overview for that RFP
•Make an appointment with the program manager to pitch your idea and receive feedback
•Read the CAREER RFP and attend an NSF CAREER workshop to begin developing your NSF CAREER proposal