In This Issue...

Large-scale planning proposals due November 1 

OVPR's Research Catalyst & Innovation program is seeking applications for Large-Scale Planning Grants, which provides up to $100K for teams preparing proposals for large-scale (>$5M) external funding opportunities. Applications are due November 1.

Budgets may be used for a range of planning activities, including retreats and team-building, hosting, engagement with external partners, paying students, and other needs. Awardees also will receive support from OVPR's Research Development & Proposal Services team, e.g., project management, editing, red team reviews, graphics services, etc.

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Online series to address diversity public scholarship

The pandemic has catalyzed scholars to re-envision their work and social impact in a digital world. To support current and future public scholars, the National Center for Institutional Diversity, the Rackham Program on Public Scholarship, and OVPR will launch an online series to provide strategies for how to engage different publics in creating, disseminating and applying scholarship for social change, and leveraging digital platforms and tools such as digital archives, podcasts and social media. Additional co-sponsors will be noted for each session.

Join us and engage with a multi-generational and multi-disciplinary scholarly community committed to advancing and disseminating scholarship to inform and influence social issues. 

The first session, Equitable Virtual and Hybrid Researcher-Community Partnerships, will be held September 22, 2:30-4 pm, and is co-sponsored by the Ginsberg Center for Community Service & Learning. Building on equitable partnership principles to advance social change for the public good, this session will explore how scholars maintained and created community partnerships during the pandemic. Panelists will share best practices and reflect on how to build trust virtually while recognizing power differences, leverage online tools to create community-identified priorities, and embrace hybrid approaches towards collective impact.

Future events in the series:

• Digital Scholarly Projects for Social Change
• Diversity Scholars in Social Media
• Documenting and Evaluating Digital Public Scholarship and Social Impact

Register here for the September 22 event 

Webinar to highlight U-M Research Data Stewardship Initiative

Following an introduction from Vice President for Research Rebecca Cunningham, a moderated panel of the Research Data Stewardship Initiative (RDSI) working group members will discuss the initiative and provide background and context regarding the changing research data landscape and the value of data sharing. The webinar will be streamed live on September 21, 1-1:45 pm. Panel members will include:

• Nick Wigginton, Assistant Vice President for Research-Strategic Initiatives, OVPR
• Jake Carlson, Director of Deep Blue Repository and Research Data Services
• Craig Reynolds, Assistant Vice President for Research-Sponsored Projects
• Sara Samuel, Informationist, Taubman Health Sciences Library
• Diane Wilson, Administrative Manager, Medical School Regulatory Affairs

Get help with new NIH data sharing policies

NIH's new Data Management & Sharing Policy will go into effect early next year. All NIH-supported research that produces scientific data is required to have a Data Management and Sharing Plan, to be submitted with grant applications on or after January 25, 2023.

If you work with NIH to fund your research, or you work with researchers who receive NIH funding,take some time to learn about the new policy. U-M Library has produced this short video for an overview of the policy, as well as an NIH Data Management & Sharing resource page, which includes direct links to NIH resources.

Still have questions about the policy? The Taubman Health Sciences Library is happy to help answer them at THLResearchDataCore@umich.edu.

Learn about NSF's TIP Directorate

The NSF’s new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) advances use-inspired and translational research in all fields of science and engineering, giving rise to new industries and engaging all Americans—regardless of background or location—in the pursuit of new, high-wage jobs in STEM. Join the introductory webinar on September 27, 2-3 pm, to learn more about the vision for TIP, programs/funding opportunities, and more.

Learn more and register

Building early career awards into your strategy

Jessica Brassard, Graphics Artist, OVPR Research Development & Proposal Services

Early career awards should be built into your research funding strategy (when eligibility allows). These awards have eligibility windows, which narrows the field of applicants and can make the success rates a bit higher. The downside is that your competitions' applications will look similar to yours, making it all the more important to work hard to outshine them in your application. 

A different breed of proposal

Early career grants are awarded to researchers who reviewers deem an exceptional representation of the future of the field. Sponsors need to be convinced that you have a clear plan for your career and your research trajectory. Virtually all early career applications will include 

• a long-term career plan (required time frames vary, but envision 10 years or so), 

• external verification of your potential (usually in the form of a letter(s) from chairs or deans), and 

• your aspirational research program with a roadmap of how it might be achieved. 

Popular list of Early Career Awards (by deadline)

By popular, we mean most asked about or perhaps most applied for (which might also mean most competitive).

We respectfully refer to Berkeley’s list for all early career awards (actually most of the RD offices across the country do this, too. The community has decided it’s a great collection, and there’s no need to reinvent the wheel). Researchers also can use Pivot or GrantFoward to search for Early Career Awards with more specific search criteria (e.g. field of research, deadlines, funders)

NOTE: Many early career opportunities limit the number of applications an institution can submit; they are thus announced through the OVPR or Medical School limited submissions processes (see more on Limited Submissions below). 
 

Internal Funding 

​All currently open U-M campus-wide internal funding programs are posted in Research Commons.

• OVPR Limited Submissions Policies and Procedures
• Medical School Limited Submissions Homepage
• Questions: UMORlimitedsubmissions@umich.edu

• U-M Library’s Research Funding & Grants Guide or PIVOT Database
• U-M Research Development 
• U-M Foundation Relations

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Digital Scholarship 101: Conceptualizing
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