Developing and Writing NSF Proposals:
A Virtual Workshop for 2YC Geoscience Faculty

Part 1: June 25, 27, 2024

Part 2: July 8-12, 2024

12PM - 4PM (ET) / 11AM - 3PM (CT) / 10AM - 2PM (MT) / 9AM - 1PM (PT)

Part 1 focuses on the initial phase of the proposal development process with background on NSF programs, examples by 2YC grant recipients, and an opportunity to identify potential project collaborators.

Part 2 takes participants through the actual process of proposal development, including time for writing, reflection, feedback, and discussion, ending in a rough draft of a grant application.

The workshop also includes pre- and post-workshop activities. All sessions will take place online via Zoom.

Are you interested in writing a grant proposal for a STEM education project?
Do you want to learn more about NSF grant opportunities that are suitable for two-year colleges (2YCs) as the lead institution?
Would you like support in developing, writing, and submitting an NSF proposal?
Do you want to expand your professional network and find collaborators for your ideas?

This workshop aims to build the capacity of 2YC geoscience faculty to develop, write, and submit National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals. It will support and mentor 2YC geoscience faculty to develop grant proposals for submission to relevant programs in the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education (e.g., Innovations in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC), Improving Undergradute STEM Education (IUSE), NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM), and the Directorate for Geosciences. The workshop will:

Introduce workshop participants to NSF grant opportunities that are particularly suitable for 2YCs as the lead institution;
Support 2YC faculty in developing, writing, and submitting NSF proposals, thus increasing the number of 2YC proposal submissions to NSF; and
Provide a space for 2YC faculty to build a community of peer collaborators for single or multi-institutional grants, conference proposals, and planning grants.

Learn more about the workshop details, and view the full workshop schedule.

Application deadline has passed. Notifications will be sent no later than March 18.

Conveners

Becca Walker (Mt San Antonio College), Eric Baer (Highline College), Laura Guertin (Penn State Brandywine), Karen Layou (Reynolds Community College), Heather Macdonald (William & Mary, Emerita); Sean Tvelia (Suffolk County Community College) Sharon Zuber (William & Mary, Emerita)

Questions?

Contact Becca Walker (walkerbecca@gmail.com)

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2349758. Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.