Virginia Tech Research Development Training Opportunities
Research Development Seminar Series
During the academic year, this monthly series covers critical topics in research development including sponsor priorities, best practices for prestigious programs, and helpful campus resources.
Visit the research and innovation events page for details on upcoming seminars.
Descriptions and recordings of past seminars are available here.
Proposal Development Institute
For new faculty (or faculty new to seeking extramural funding), a two-day intensive workshop, which covers the life cycle of a proposal from idea generation to understanding reviews, is complemented by structured mentoring, networking opportunities, and special sessions for deep dives on individual topics.
National Institutes of Health R01 Writing Workshop
Over five sessions, this workshop leads participants through the process of crafting a competitive R01 proposal to the National Institutes of Health. Iterative writing and reviewing assignments, incorporating feedback from senior faculty mentors as well as peers, teaches participants to hone their own arguments and understand the reviewer's perspective.
External Training Resources and Programs
To expand our capacity to support faculty research development, the Office of Research and Innovation has partnered with external organizations to provide access to on-demand resources and training.
Hanover Research
Hanover's Grants Learning Center offers self-paced training including skillbuilding on topics like concept development and resubmission, and tailored tutorials on the National Science Foundation CAREER and National Institutes of Health R-series grants. For an access code, email Eleanor Nelsen.
Their extensive webinar series is also available to Virginia Tech users. The Office of Research Development has collected the ones that may be of particular interest.
You can also register to receive their weekly Grants Alert emails and monthly webinar invitations.
HigherEd+
Video tutorials are available as Canvas courses:
- Best practices in open science
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Edited books: Write a proposal; build a team and manage logistics; write a chapter.
- Grant seeking, writing, and management
- How to set healthy boundaries and resolve conflict
- How to organize a conference symposium
- Leadership, mentorship, and supervision
- Managing your time, your projects, and yourself as a researcher
- Navigating the tenure process
- Translating research to practice and policy
- Writing recommendation letters
These resources are offered on a trial basis as the office assess the best way to offer relevant, high-quality tools and guidance to a broad cross-section of researchers. Let the Office of Research Development know if you have feedback on these materials, or ideas on what kind of training would be most useful.
Other Training for Researchers
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) offers extensive training on proposal submission and management. In addition, please be aware that the Office of Research and Innovation has a number of required trainings for research conduct, as well as dedicated training related to specific compliance issues that may be relevant to your research. See the primary Office of Research and Innovation training page for more information.
