The following trainings are available to Illinois faculty members and graduate students. This list is updated regularly and is representative, but not exhaustive. Please send any updates to Melissa Edwards.
Proposal Development Resources
ACES Research Academy
Helps new faculty navigate the road to tenure. The academy offers grant-writing workshops, information on managing time effectively, assistance from senior faculty on developing a tenure plan and preparing tenure documentation, and tools for monitoring, identifying, writing, and securing research funds. A trip to Washington, D.C., helps participants develop both relationships with agencies that may be able to provide them with funding and strategies for presenting their work to these agencies. Faculty are nominated by their departments.
Target Audience: New Faculty
Time of Year: Spring
Frequency: Annual
Duration: One Semester
Sponsoring Unit: College of ACES
Contact: Barb Godlew | godlew2@illinois
DoD Grant Writing Workshop
This half-day workshop will give an overview of health research opportunities at the DoD and cover how to develop a competitive proposal. A representative from Lewis Burke Associates will talk about best practices and a panel of scientific and consumer reviewers will give an insider prespective on the DoD review process.
Target Audience: Faculty
Time of Year: Spring
Frequency: Every Other Year (Launching March 2020)
Duration: Half-Day
Sponsoring Unit: IHSI
Contact: Maggie Berg | meberg@illinois.edu
Faculty Training Workshops
The Grainger College of Engineering Office of Research organizes faculty training workshops on an as-needed basis to help faculty be responsive to opportunities and knowledgable in subjects that are relevant to expanding the research enterprise of the College. Discussions on future, more regular workshops are ongoing.
Target Audience: All Faculty Members
Time of Year: Varies
Frequency: Varies
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Sponsoring Unit: Grainger College of Engineering
Contact: Jess Dalhaus | redden1@illinois.edu
NIH Grant Writing Series
The program is designed to prepare junior faculty to submit an individual investigator proposal, such as an R01 or R21, to the NIH. The 6-week seminar series, led by faculty with a history of NIH grant success, is open to anyone on campus. A cohort of junior faculty nominated by their departments are also assigned to a mentor and participate in a specific aim peer review workshop.
Target Audience: Junior Faculty (Year 2+)
Time of Year: Fall
Frequency: Annual
Duration: Six weekly seminars lasting 1.5 hours each (Seven for the nominated cohort)
Sponsoring Unit: IHSI
Contact: Maggie Berg | meberg@illinois.edu
NSF CAREER Workshops
The program is designed to better prepare eligible junior faculty to submit successful CAREER proposals to NSF. 1 session is a panel of former NSF CAREER awardees. The second session is a series of short presentations by various potential partners around campus and in the local community who can help researchers develop the education & outreach portion of their proposal. The final workshop is a mock-panel review led by more senior faculty, in which prospective proposers step into the role of a panel reviewer and do a review of actual CAREER proposals that have been submitted by our faculty.
Target Audience: Junior Faculty
Time of Year: Spring
Frequency: Annual
Duration: Three Workshops Lasting 1.5 Hours Each
Sponsoring Unit: Grainger College of Engineering
Contact: Jess Dalhaus | redden1@illinois.edu
Savvy Researcher Workshops
These workshops, led by subject experts, explore various topics relevant to research and academic success. They include topics like data sharing, poster presentation and design, and curating your online scholarly identity. Additional workshops for groups of 5 or more can be requested using this form.
Target Audience: Faculty, Postdocs, and Students
Time of Year: Spring and Fall
Frequency: Continuous
Duration: One Hour Each
Sponsoring Unit: University Library and the Graduate College
Contact: sc@library.illinois.edu
For Grad Students and Post Docs
Grainger Illinois Mavis Fellows Seminar Series
Developed to facilitate the training of the next generation of engineering professors.
Target Audience: Graduate Students and Post Docs
Time of Year: Spring
Frequency: Annual
Duration: One-Hour Sessions
Sponsoring Unit: Grainger College of Engineering
Contact: Rhonda McElroy | rmcelroy@illinois.edu
Office of External Fellowships
Helps Illinois graduate students compete for external grants and fellowships.
Postdoctoral Affairs Office
serves postdoctoral scholars and their faculty mentors by enhancing the postdoctoral experience and cultivating professional development opportunities.
Graduate College