Author: Fran Cook

Likely due to a email filter issue, the most recent edition of the WSU INSIDE Research and Funding Opportunities newsletter may have ended up in readers’ junk email folders. Check the folder for the most recent edition of the newsletter.

Additionally, this and previous editions of the newsletter can be found on the Research Office website.

The Research Office congratulates those who have received external funding in the past month, and it continues to wish them and future recipients success.

Join the Office of Research for its research-related workshops. Topics include an introduction to the Office of Research with resources and contacts, WSU policies and procedures related to research, finding funding utilizing Pivot, project budgeting, and general grant-writing tips.

A common first step in establishing an NSF research center is to demonstrate success with a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in the field of interest. REU Sites are also helpful in recruiting graduate students. NSF REU proposals are typically due in August or September. Vice Provost Coleen Pugh and any interested teams will coordinate and work on their proposals for submission in 2023 to separate divisions according to the following approximate schedule:

• January: Planning meeting and discussion of budgets and target students
• February: Complete the section on WSU institutional support of undergraduate research.
• March: Complete the section on the departmental, unit, or topical area of undergraduate research experiences and history.
• April: Complete list of undergraduate researchers who have been mentored by site faculty, and PI history of mentoring undergraduate researchers.
• May: Complete the section with proposed undergraduate research projects by site faculty.
• June: Complete the section on training activities, including research- or field-specific activities, professional development activities, and industry and research field trips.
• July: Complete the section on coordinated social activities and housing for all WSU REU sites.
• August: Complete any remaining sections and polish proposals.

Email funding@wichita.edu to register for this NSF REU workshop series. 

Dr. Stephanie Vivod, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center research chemical engineer, will present how to successfully apply for NASA funding and will give an overview of NASA funding opportunities at a workshop at 2 p.m. Sept. 8 via Zoom.

Vivod will also be available for one-on-one meetings to answer questions and provide guidance on applying to NASA for funding.  after the virtual session.

To attend the NASA funding overview workshop, contact proposals@wichita.edu. or sign up via myTraining. Please also email proposals@wichita.edu to sign up for a session to meet individually with Vivod Sept. 8 or 9.

The Wichita State Office of Research has many upcoming workshops to assist faculty and staff in applying for external funding. Fall 2022 semester workshop topics currently include the following:

• Introduction to the WSU Office of Research
• Using Pivot to Search for Funding
• Creating a Biosketch with SciENcv

For more information or to sign up or to watch previous workshop recordings, visit the workshop website.

Fran Cook from the Wichita State Office of Research will host two virtual workshops for faculty and staff about improving writing grant proposals. The workshops are scheduled as follows:

• Writing Proposals — Learn the basics of proposal writing for grants at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 2. For more information or to attend, contact proposals@wichita.edu or sign up via myTraining.
• Using Pivot to Search for Funding —Learn the tips and tricks for using Pivot (ProQuest database) to search for funding opportunities at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 7. Participants must sign up for a Pivot account to practice searching Pivot during the workshop. For more information or to attend, contact proposals@wichita.edu.

Fran Cook, from the Wichita State Office of Research, will host a workshop demonstrating tips and tricks for using Pivot to search for funding opportunities at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 via Zoom.

Participants should sign up for a Pivot account before the workshop to practice searching Pivot during the workshop. For more information or to receive a link to the workshop, contact proposals@wichita.edu.

Fran Cook, from the Wichita State Office of Research, will host a workshop about writing proposals at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 31 via Zoom. The workshop will discuss the basics of proposal writing for grants.

For more information or to receive the Zoom link contact. proposals@wichita.edu. Participants can also sign up via myTraining.

Dr. Coleen Pugh, vice provost for Research at Wichita State, invites all Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences (LAS) faculty to attend a meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 10 via Zoom.

During the event, faculty will learn how to apply for external funding and discuss past funding successes by those in the LAS college. the following topics will also be discussed:

• Previous awards received and research performance of LAS
• Information about the Office of Research and how they can assist applicants
• LAS training needs and interests
• Personalized funding searches

To receive the Zoom link, contact proposals@wichita.edu.

Due to the snow day, the Office of Research has rescheduled its NASA  Funding Workshop to 1 p.m. Feb. 17 via Zoom.

Dr. Nick Solomey, WSU professor of physics, and Dr. Stephanie Vivod, chemical engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center, will discuss how to successfully apply for funding and funding opportunities at NASA.

For more information or to receive the Zoom link, contact proposals@wichita.edu.