Research and Development Services at Western, in collaboration with Dr. Eric Arts, Chair of Microbiology and Immunology, will be presenting a 2-hour workshop to provide an overview of U.S. federal funding for research.
Date: Thurs, June 9th, 2016
Time: 10:00am-12 noon
Location: Medical Sciences Building, Room M282
This workshop is designed to provide an overview of the U.S. federal research funding opportunities available to Canadian researchers and institutions. Topics covered will include information about federal funding sponsors, with some specific detail on the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additional topics include:
- Finding and understanding the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
- Differences between Canadian and U.S. federal funding processes, reviews and requirements
- Understanding different application types for NIH funding
- How to read and interpret guidelines
- Guidance on sponsor websites and systems
- Processes and timelines for application preparation, submissions and receipt of funding (with details on both sponsor and Western processes)
- U.S. federal compliance and regulations
- Training requirements
- Q&A
RSVP for this workshop to: Theresa Russelo trusselo[at]uwo.ca by the end of the day on Monday June 6th