FYI Posts

September 22nd, 2015

Limited Submissions: Upcoming Deadlines

Calendar with "LOI Deadline" circled

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

September 8th, 2015

Why are Budget Justifications Important?

Students gathered at a table

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

September 1st, 2015

Balancing Details in Your Grant Proposal

Student in Dr. Anton Malko's lab

“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

May 1st, 2015

Helping at-risk students find mentors with Mentor MAPS

Dr. Nadine Connell

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.