Description: InfoEd SPIN is a resource offered by JMU’s Office of Research and Scholarship to aid faculty, staff, and students in their search for external funding opportunities. Participants will learn about the funding resources available at JMU, the external funding landscape   and how to maximize their use of the SPIN database.  

Dates: 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 11:30AM - 12:30 PM (EST) VIRTUAL 

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• Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
• Time: 12:30PM-2:30PM (EST) 
• Overview: The "Broader Impacts 101" workshop has been instrumental in assisting a multitude of researchers to grasp the essence of the NSF BI criterion, equipping them with the necessary tools to approach their grant-writing processes with renewed clarity and confidence. This session, which is activity-driven, delves deep into the history of the BI criterion, strategies for its conceptualization, development, implementation, and evaluation, as well as tips on utilizing existing resources and forging strong partnerships to carve out one's unique "BI identity."

Two options for participation: 
1. Group Virtual Setting in nTelos Room/King 0259: If you thrive in interactive environments and value the experience of participating with a group, you're welcome to join our live virtual training session. This setting provides an opportunity for collective discussions, Q&A sessions, and real-time engagement with the facilitator and peers.

2. Personal Training Link: Understanding that schedules can sometimes be tight or that some participants may prefer a more individualized setting, we're also offering the option to receive a personal training link. This link will be shared with you within 24 hours of the scheduled training time, allowing you the freedom to access the training at a location that's most convenient for you.

• Date: Monday, February 5, 2024
• Time: 2:00PM-4:00PM (EST) 
• Location: SSC 1075 for Group Participation on Zoom 
• Overview: Most researchers are comfortable thinking about and discussing their research identity — who they are as researchers and what contributions they hope to make to their discipline through their research over the course of their careers. It is far less common, however, for researchers to think about their impact identity — the lasting impacts they aspire to have on their community and on society, as a whole, through their broader impacts work.

  This interactive workshop will introduce the concept of a broader impacts identity and walk investigators through a process for starting to define their own BI identity. While any researcher is likely to benefit from this workshop, it is particularly relevant to early-career researchers (as well as to broader impacts professionals who work with researchers and can play a crucial role in helping them develop their BI identities).  

Two options for participation: 
1. Group Virtual Setting in SSC 1075: If you thrive in interactive environments and value the experience of participating with a group, you're welcome to join our live virtual training session. This setting provides an opportunity for collective discussions, Q&A sessions, and real-time engagement with the facilitator and peers.

2. ZoomTraining Link: Understanding that schedules can sometimes be tight or that some participants may prefer a more individualized setting, we're also offering the option to receive a personal training link. This link will be shared with you within 24 hours of the scheduled trainng time allowing you the freedom to access the training at a location that's most convenient for you.

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Description: Are you interested in developing proposals that are culturally responsive and inclusive? Join us for a workshop focused on integrating cultural responsiveness into the grant proposal process. This workshop will explore strategies for identifying and addressing cultural biases and barriers, building partnerships with culturally diverse communities and crafting proposals that are responsive to the needs and values of diverse populations. 

Description: Are you interested in creating industry or private partnerships to support your research or academic initiatives? Join us for a workshop designed to helpy you develop skills and strategies you need to build successful collaboratons. This workshop will explore the benefits and challenges of partnership building, as well as practical approaches for identifying and engagin potential partners, negotiating agreements and navigating the partnership process.