Funding Fridays 4: Budgeting 101: Creating a Realistic Budget
One of the challenges of writing a proposal is understanding how to effectively budget to support the research you want to do, and how to write a budget justification. Ideally, you should do this work early in the process, so that your proposed activities match up with your budget.
This workshop will focus on how to write a preliminary budget and budget justification for your proposal. Speakers include Carrie Morrison Penland (Grants and Contracts Coordinator, ISSR) and Katie Smith (Associate Director of Research Advancement and Operations). In this session we will also hold space for conversation regarding the status of budgeting federal grants under the new administration, as updates remain ongoing.
We are also thrilled to have on hand for this session our two newest Grants and Contracts Coordinators, Francis Lo and Bea Cusin.
Francis Lo (he/they) provides pre- and post-award grant administration for faculty and graduate students in the Colleges of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Humanities & Fine Arts. He has worked at UMass Amherst since 2019.
Bea Cusin (she/her) comes most recently from Five Colleges, incorporated, where she supported Development and Sponsored Programs. Bea works with faculty in Economics and Political Science.
Carrie supports faculty from Journalism, Resource Economics (Pre & Post-Award), Social Thought & Political Economy, and Sociology.
Katie works with faculty in Anthropology, Communications, Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, Public Policy & Administration, and Resource Economics (Post Award).
All of our Grants and Contracts Coordinators can be reached at their emails above, and during their online office hours on Mondays from 1-2 pm.
Remember our Timeline to Success! Please contact our staff about your plans 6-8 weeks before the sponsor deadline.
About the Funding Fridays Series
Register once, for as many sessions as you need!
Grants funding can be critical to faculty careers, but difficult to pull off on your own given limited time. ISSR invites you to take part in a flexible, 8-session workshop series aimed at motivating, informing, and supporting faculty writing grants for submission.
Stop by each session for collaborative learning and work sessions that will help you stay on track for your goals, or hop in for only the sessions you need. Our registration form offers you a one-stop chance to sign up for the Funding Fridays sessions that interest you most, all year long. An online option is also available.
- Missed the start but want to join in? No worries, you can sign up at any time.
- Already registered but want to add sessions? Send us an email, and we'll add your selections.
Participants can self-enroll to the Funding Fridays Canvas course, where you will find a full library of helpful resources for all stages of the grant writing process. New registrants can review past materials, and seek support from ISSR for early stages of grant development.
Sessions meet most Fridays from 11:30 am - 12:45 pm - with food and drinks for those joining in the ISSR Lab, and access on Zoom for those participating online.
Next up in the Funding Friday series
Funding Friday session 5 | Data Management February 14, 2025
Funding Friday session 6 | So What? Significance and Broader Impacts March 7, 2025
Funding Friday session 7 | April 4, 2025
Funding Friday session 8 | April 17, 2025 (note: this session meets on Thursday)