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    SPIRAL - US funding opportunities for International Researchers HaSS
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    The session will be delivered by consultant, Dr Bob Porter, a nationally recognized leader in the field of grantsmanship, who will provide an overview of US funding opportunities for international researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Duration 1 half day

Course Type Workshop

Booking Status Archived

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Target Audience: Academic/Research/Support Staff

This workshop will cover a number of funding sources of particular interest to disciplines broadly grouped in the humanities and social sciences, including the following:

  • The National Humanities Center
  • The Social Science Research Council
  • Fulbright Visiting Scholars Program
  • American Council of Learned Societies
  • The US National Institutes of Health

Specific grant programs will be reviewed, together with eligibility requirements, funding levels, and lists of projects recently funded by each program. Additionally, participants will be guided to numerous opportunities posted by private foundations.

As a result of the session, participants will have:

  • An overview of relevant US funding opportunities
  • Guidance on finding suitable funding opportunities (front & back door approaches)
  • Key do’s and don’ts for success

Workshop Leader

Robert Porter, PhD, has presented grant writing workshops at leading universities and medical schools internationally. A national leader in the growing field of research development, he has presented papers and workshops on grant writing at national conferences and has published prize-winning articles in the Journal of Research Administration and Research Management Review



Delivered By: Robert Porter, PhD - Grant Winners Seminar

Prerequisites

PLEASE BRING A FULLY CHARGED LAPTOP

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* to your department if you cancel within 5** working days or you do not attend, and a £25 charge for cancellations/ non-attendance between 6 and 10 working days. There will be no charge for cancellation made 10 or more working days before the event. Notifications should be made to OSDU@strath.ac.uk

A department is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary pre-requisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you must attend ALL parts of the course. If you fail to attend any part you will be charged as outlined above.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of course of 1 days duration or less. For some courses there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.

**Any bookings made within 10 days of the event will incur the charges as specified.