This fall, we have several popular limited submission deadlines, including the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI). To be considered for these opportunities, please send a letter of intent to Beth Keithly or Alexandra Ferraris by the Letter of Intent (LOI) (internal deadline). The LOI for any internal limited submission needs to be …read more
FYI Posts
Why are Budget Justifications Important?
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Budget justifications are like recipes – if it’s your recipe, you know it by heart and don’t need instructions to make it – but if your friend would like to prepare it, they need to know all of the details. Like your friend trying to make the recipe, reviewers need those details in order to …read more
Balancing Details in Your Grant Proposal
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“The devil,” the expression goes, “is in the details.” When writing a grant, that is especially true because details in a grant proposal show that you have thought about your project, which is what the reviewers want. However, when you only have a few pages and a lot of ground to cover, getting too detailed, …read more
Helping at-risk students find mentors with Mentor MAPS
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Dr. Nadine Connell and her team are dedicated to creating a safe space for adolescents and helping them succeed. As a result, Mentor MAPS was created to use an online platform that pairs at-risk high schoolers with UTD student mentors who will help prepare them for academic and personal success.