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Workshop on NSF Early Career Award program

The Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research, Research Development Services, presents Writing for the Reviewer: NSF CAREER Awards, a workshop for writing successful National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) proposals.

The workshop includes an overview of application guidelines, advice for crafting compelling and responsive proposals, and tips for captivating the NSF review panel. You will hear first hand from a former NSF program director about what it takes to make the cut and also learn how two current UIC grantees finessed their proposals for very different NSF directorates: Education and Human Resources; Computer Science & Engineering. Seating is limited and registration is required. Please follow the instructions below to RSVP. Accommodations courtesy of UIC's College of Engineering.

Featured panelists:

John R. Regalbuto, Former Director, Catalysis and Biocatalysis Program, National Science Foundation and Professor, Chemical Engineering
Jennifer Wiley, Associate Professor, Psychology (Award from EHR Directorate, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings)
Venkat Venkatakrishnan, Assistant Professor, Computer Science (Award from CSE
Directorate, Division of Computer and Network Systems)

About the NSF Faculty Early Career Program

The NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program supports the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of integrated contributions to research and education. Specific eligibility information about the NSF
CAREER Award program can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08557/nsf08557.htm.

Date and Location

Writing for the Reviewer: NSF CAREER Awards
Thursday, April 8, 2010
10:00 a.m. to Noon
1043 ERF
842 W. Taylor Street

TO RSVP

To register for this event:

Go to www.uictraining.org.
Login or if a first-time user, click on "Register with us".
Select "Course Catalog" from the menu bar on the left.
Under "General Research", find the workshop/course/event of interest and click on the title.
Click on Enroll.
If you are unable to attend, please un-enroll or contact Continuing-Ed@listserv.uic.edu.

Inquires

Questions about the workshop should be directed to Mr. Tony Halford at RDS@uic.edu.