Funding Fridays 5: Research Design: Matching Methods to Research Questions
Next Up in Funding Fridays: October 27 Research Design: Matching Methods to Research Questions, with Jessica Pearlman (Director of Research Methods Programs, ISSR) and Laurel Smith-Doerr (Director of ADVANCE Program)
This training will focus on successfully pairing methods to research questions. Research design is critical for successful proposal development, as it indicates to reviewers that the researcher has an effective plan to answer their questions or address their specific aims. This week’s guest speakers include Jessica Pearlman (Director of Research Methods Programs, ISSR) and Laurel Smith-Doerr (former ISSR Director, Professor of Sociology, and PI of the ADVANCE Program at UMass).
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 week 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 semester 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.
All registered participants will be joined to the Funding Fridays Moodle 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 - 12:30 pm - with food and drinks for those joining in the ISSR Lab, and access on Zoom for those participating online Put these dates into your calendar now to assure that you have a completed proposal draft by December!
FALL 2023
September 15 Finding Funding, with Marco Cocito-Monoc (Executive Director of Foundation Relations) and Loren Walker (Director, Office of Research Development)
September 29 A Timeline to Success: Planning Your Proposal-Writing Process, with Katie Smith (ISSR Associate Director for Research Administration and Operations)
October 6 Framing is Everything: Making Your Research Questions Fundable, with Mary Fechner (Proposal Development Specialist, Office of Research Development)
October 13 Budgeting 101: Creating a Realistic Budget, with Carrie Morrison Penland (Grants and Contracts Coordinator, ISSR) and Katie Smith
October 27 Research Design: Matching Methods to Research Questions, with Jessica Pearlman (Director of Research Methods Programs, ISSR) and Laurel Smith-Doerr (Director of ADVANCE Program)
November 3 So What? Significance and Broader Impacts, with Mary K. Green (Research Development Specialist, Office of Research Development)
November 10 Data Management Plans, with Jennifer Chaput, (Data Services Librarian, W.E.B. Du Bois Library)
November 17 You Did It, Get Ready to Submit It!, with Jason Kamilar (Director of ISSR)
ALSO | with separate registration
September 18 Workshop | The ABCs of the IRB, with Iris Jenkins (Associate Director of the Human Research Protection Office) and Lynnette Sievert, Chair of the Institutional Review Board at UMass Amherst
December TBA Info session | The ISSR/CRF Scholars Programs, a chance to learn about these competitive year-long opportunities to take your research funding to the next level, supported by ISSR and the Center for Research on Families