College of Liberal Arts

CLA Grants, Fellowships,
and Research Funding

209 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

clagrant@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-9612

Workshops

The CLA Grants Consultants offer a variety of workshops for faculty groups. Each workshop can be geared toward a specific discipline or research area. We can also design workshops targeted at your department’s or group’s specific needs. To schedule a workshop, contact a grants consultant.

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Learning the Ropes Workshop: An Introduction to Research Funding Procedures and Policies

Topics Covered

Conducting Targeted Funding Searches

  • An overview of U of M funding contexts, including the U of M Foundation and CLA External Relations
  • Sources for Internal Funding
  • External Searches: RFP’s vs. Foundation Searches
  • Policies on Approaching Foundations

Developing a Strategic Proposal

  • Understanding fundability
  • Approaching program officers
  • Strategic grant proposal (characteristics)
  • Guidelines & evaluation criteria
  • Audiences
  • Writing the proposal
    • Typical pieces of a proposal
    • Persuasion
    • Writing, period (clarity, logic, ease of reading)

Proposal Submission through Sponsored Projects Administration

  • IRB, Institutional Review Board
  • RCR, Responsible Conduct for Research - Educational Requirement
  • REPA, Report of External Professional Activities. How & when to file a REPA
  • SPA, U of MN Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
  • EGMS, Proposal Development and Forms Routing Tool
  • PRF, Proposal Routing Form
10/18/07 Return to CLA Grants & Research Funding News

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