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Notes taken from the CAREER proposal writing workshop

Notes taken from the CAREER proposal writing workshop. Jonathan Clark and Kunihiko Taira Mechanical Engineering Florida State University (April 18, 2012). Workshop Overview. 2012 CMMI CAREER proposal writing workshop At the University of Nevada, Reno

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Notes taken from the CAREER proposal writing workshop

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  1. Notes taken from the CAREER proposal writing workshop Jonathan Clark and Kunihiko Taira Mechanical Engineering Florida State University (April 18, 2012)

  2. Workshop Overview • 2012 CMMI CAREER proposal writing workshop • At the University of Nevada, Reno • About 120 attendees (mostly in engineering) & 20 panelists • Day 1 (March 26) • AM • Presentation by George Hazelrigg (NSF) • PM • More from George Hazelrigg • Mock review (6 full proposals) • Presentation by 2 successful CAREER awardees • Day 2 (March 27) • AM • Mock review (project summaries of participants) • Wrap-up

  3. Some of the slides shown here were taken from a set of slides presented by Dr. George Hazelrigg (Deputy Director, CMMI) at the CAREER proposal writing workshop

  4. What’s new in 2012 • One page letter of collaboration

  5. CAREER proposal involves a research path, not a research project

  6. Note: must be testable hypothesis, from which you can write a plan

  7. Note: not just word choice

  8. Help identify directorate: joint review = more chances for a no. If you’ve already submitted: PM can help you interpret panel comments

  9. Make sure your plan matches your objectives Don’t quote this verbatim in the proposal

  10. Judged primarily by select few who read your proposal

  11. Scientific • Specific aims/insights/products • Community outreach • Interesting is good. • Having a track record helps Everyone on panel can asses this aspect

  12. Note: no cost extension

  13. Ways Proposals Die • Incremental research • Not enough previous work • No research plan • Too many pages of previous work • Proposals are “deselected” • Have lots of people read your proposal. • Give yourself two weeks break before submitting.

  14. Other Funding Agencies • DoD (ARO, AFOSR, ONR; YIP) • DoE (Career) • NASA (Early Career Space Tech Research Opp) • NIH (K Awards) • Intelligence Community (YIC)

  15. Acknowledgements • Travel support for attending the CAREER workshop • FSU Office of Research • Department of Mechanical Engineering

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