Workshop A: Introduction to the World of Grants
Introductory workshop for beginners. What is the Office of Research Development and how can it help me get money for my idea? Where does the money come from? What are sponsors looking for? How do I get started developing a grant proposal?

Workshop B: Identifying Funding Sources
SPIN ("Sponsored Programs Information Network") is a menu-driven, searchable, user-friendly database — updated daily — of over 1000 federal and private sponsors. Many funding sources are also listed on the Internet, and in various periodicals. We'll show you how to use these electronic resources to find a suitable sponsor for your project.

Workshop C: The Essential Elements: Proposal Development Strategies
What do you plan to do? Why is it important? When and how do you plan to do it? What resources do you need? Are you likely to succeed? How will you assess your outcomes? Although every proposal is different, all good proposals provide succinct answers to these questions. We'll give you some checklists to insure that your proposal contains the essential elements for success.

Workshop D: Professional Writing Tips
Even professors suffer from writer's block — the fear of committing words to paper and making mistakes that may lead to failure and rejection. We'll give you some practical, common-sense tips that will help you overcome these barriers by breaking a big job into small, manageable chunks and carving out a regular time in your schedule for professional writing.

Workshop E: Developing the Budget
What kinds of things can I ask for? What's the difference between "in-kind" and "matching" contributions? Does EMU have a standard overhead rate? Do I ask for my salary or the cost of a lecturer to replace me? If I buy equipment on my grant, do I become the owner? Developing your budget can be complicated but we'll take the mystery out of the process and give you the help you need to develop a reasonable budget.

Workshop F: The Evaluation Component
The evaluation component can make or break your proposal. Learn why evaluation is important, who should conduct it, and how to design an evaluation that tests both the process and the outcomes of the proposal activity.

Workshop G: The Review Process
What makes a winning proposal? What makes a loser? How does the peer review process actually work? What goes into a numerical rating? You’ll write better proposals once you understand what evaluators are looking for.

Workshop H: EMU Research Support Programs
A 5-part sub series of workshops that explain and describe internal (EMU) funding sources for research and creative projects and offer tips on how to obtain funding, released time from teaching, or both to support your research agenda. (Offered to faculty only. ) The five part series includes:

1. Overview (Ten internal funding programs described. )
2. Focus on Sabbatical Leave Awards
3. Focus on Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fellowships
4. Focus on Spring-Summer Awards
5. Focus on Provost’s New Faculty Awards

Workshop I: Technology Transfer at EMU
Are you interested in taking your innovations to the marketplace? Learn how EMU can help. This workshop covers the new EMU Technology Transfer policy for faculty; intellectual property basics as they apply to software, inventions, and technical improvements; and services to assist in the commercialization process provided by the University.