2008 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop

 

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Tentative Agenda

 

The workshop will be held at the Norris Center of Northwestern University. Activities on both days will start in Louis Room.

 

Day 1

 

8:30-9:00        Continental Breakfast

 

9:00-9:10        Welcome

 

9:10-10:00      George Hazelrigg (NSF Program director) presents NSF CAREER proposal Guidelines; and Questions and Answers

 

10:00-10:15    Break

 

10:15-11:30    George Hazelrigg Continues his presentation; and Questions and Answers

 

11:30-12:30    Working lunch. Participants have interactions with NSF program directors, recent CAREER awardees, and other participants, asking more questions, sharing what they have learned, etc.

 

12:30-13:00    Hazelrigg describes procedures for a typical CAREER proposal panel meeting

 

13:00-16:00    Panel preparations, conflict briefing, mock panels (about four weeks prior to the workshop, about five proposals will be sent to attendees)

 

16:00-16:15    Break

 

16:15-16:30    Panels report their rankings on all the proposals

 

16:30-18:00    Two recent CAREER awardees present their stories and share their experiences; and Questions and Answers

 

18:00-19:00    Working dinner. Participants have more interactions with NSF program directors, recent CAREER awardees, and other participants, asking more questions, sharing what they have learned, etc.

 

19:00-19:30    Judy Vance and Joycelyn Harrison (NSF Program directors) present NSF funding opportunities; and Questions and Answers

 

19:30-21:00    Homework assignment -- attendees rewrite their proposal summaries based on what they have learned during the day (a draft of Project Summary is required when submitting workshop registration)

 

Day 2

 

8:30-9:00        Continental breakfast

 

9:00-10:45      Mock panels (to review modified Project Summaries from the participants)

 

10:45-11:00    Participants complete Workshop Evaluation forms

 

11:00-12:00    One-on-one meeting with NSF program directors

 

12:00-13:00    Working lunch

 

13:00               Adjourn