The Office of Research and Innovation will offer the following workshops in February. Please register at the links below.
Cayuse Introduction
Virtual
Thursday, February 1 from 3 to 4 p.m.
In this workshop, users will be navigated through a 30,000-foot overview of Cayuse, the University's new official repository for all sponsored projects. Key features to be reviewed will include the SP Proposal module, Projects vs. Proposals, Approvals & Tasks, Status Categories, Roles for Viewers/Approvers, and how to conduct various searches.
Grant Proposal Writing Overview
Virtual
Tuesday, February 6 from 2 to 3 p.m.
This workshop will provide an overview of writing a grant proposal, including the essential components required in most research and scholarly activity grant proposals. We will go over what makes an effective proposal, basic components, helpful tips and what resources are available in the Office of Research and Innovation to support faculty and staff.
Building a Sponsored Project Budget
Virtual
Monday, February 12 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Does the very thought of building a sponsored project budget fill you with dread? Are you worried you will forget an important item? Not sure what you can or can’t ask the sponsor to cover? This 1.5-hour workshop covers budget development basics. Topics include policies that guide budget development and general budget terms applicable to a variety of federal, non-profit, and private sponsors (note: the workshop does not cover specific program budgets such as NIH modular budgets). This workshop also addresses individual workshop participants' questions about budget planning for specific projects.
● Learn how to build a basic budget
● Understand University policies as they relate to budgets
● Identify key budget terms in Sponsor guidelines
Cayuse Routing for PIs
Virtual
Wednesday, February 14 from 10 to 11 a.m.
Tuesday, February 20 from 10 to 11 a.m.
Want to go through a step-by-step instructional guide on how to create and submit a proposal for internal approval in Cayuse? This workshop will equip the user with increased knowledge of becoming familiar with the Cayuse platform by creating a proposal from scratch and identifying the various modules within the proposal record that need to be completed in order to route for approval review.
URC Grant Writing Workshop
In-Person
Anne Belk 222 (CETLSS Classroom)
Wednesday, February 21 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
This session will workshop a University Research Council Grant proposal draft. Please come with a draft of your proposal narrative, budget and attachments (if you have any). This workshop will not provide an overview of the guidelines and expectations of the program, but instead it will serve as a facilitated opportunity to improve a draft proposal ready for submission or resubmission.
Please see the full list of our upcoming workshops for the 2023/24 academic year.