Crowdfunding on HawksNest workshop – Thursday, December 7, 10:00-11:30am, AIS (134 King Library)

HawksNest is a crowdfunding site that allows alumni, family, and friends of the university to directly support the research and scholarship of Miami University. It’s a great opportunity for Miami students, faculty, and staff to get up to $6000 to fund their research, art, or service projects.

To be successful, crowdfunding through HawksNest requires active engagement. This hands-on workshop offers practical advice for maximizing crowdfunding success by outlining what to do before, during, and after a HawksNest campaign. We will also share worksheets and other materials to help you execute a successful crowdfunding campaign.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to: List the three keys to a successful crowdfunding campaign; Describe features of clear and compelling crowdfunding stories; Explain the importance of images and video to a crowdfunding campaign; Identify specific strategies for targeting crowdfunding donors.

This workshop is open to faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students interested in using HawksNest to fund a project.

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Proposal development for early career programs workshop – Friday, December 15, 9:00-10:30am, AIS (134 King Library)

A number of Federal agencies and private foundations offer early career awards. These programs differ depending upon the sponsor, but they feature a number of common elements that are useful to master for these and other grant applications. The workshop presenter, Professor Carl A. Batt, has over 30 years of experience in grant proposals from the perspective of a successful PI, reviewer, and panel manager. He has successfully obtained more than $70M in external funding from federal agencies — including NSF, NIH, DOJ, DOD, USDA, and NASA — and private foundations and industry sponsors. The workshop will cover the array of sponsors and the basic elements of grant writing, taking reviewers, panels and program managers into consideration. The focus will be on the NSF CAREER program as a prototypical opportunity that stresses the applicant’s plan for advancing as a teacher-scholar. Grant components, including specific aims, research plans, and the NSF-specific sections on education and broader impact, will be addressed. 

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Grantwriting 101 workshop – Friday, December 15, 1:00-2:30pm, AIS (134 King Library)

Getting funded by any entity, either public or private, is no longer a matter of having a great idea. Proposals that get funded today tell a story with a compelling outcome that addresses a gap in the current body of knowledge.   The workshop presenter, Professor Carl A. Batt, has over 30 years of experience in grant proposals from the perspective of a successful PI, reviewer, and panel manager. He has successfully obtained more than $70M in external funding from federal agencies — including NSF, NIH, DOJ, DOD, USDA and NASA — and private foundations and industry sponsors. The workshop will cover the array of sponsors and the basic elements of grant writing, taking reviewers, panels, and program managers into consideration. Basic elements of a compelling grant narrative — from gap analysis, to the “art” of specific aims to research plans and measurable outcomes — will be covered. The workshop is intended for both novice and experienced PIs and is offered from the perspective of the presenter’s experiences and observations.