Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC

What We Do

We provide consulting for colleges and universities on a wide range of topics related to research development:

• Strategic Planning - Assistance in formulating research development strategies and building institutional infrastructure for research development (including special strategies for Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions and Minority Serving Institutions)
• Training for Faculty - Workshops, seminars and webinars on how to find and compete for research funding from NSF, NIH, DoE and other government agencies as well as foundations
• Large proposals - Assistance in planning and developing institutional and center-level proposals (e.g., NSF ERC, STC, IGERT, STEP, Dept of Ed GAANN, DoD MURI, etc.)
• Assistance for new and junior faculty - help in identifying funding opportunities and developing competitive research proposals, particularly to NSF CAREER, DoD Young Investigator and other junior investigator programs
• Facilities and Instrumentation - Assistance in identifying and competing for grants to fund facilities and instrumentation
• Training for Staff -  Professional Development for research office and sponsored projects staff

Sept. Issue of Subscription Newsletter Available for Free Download

Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC is pleased to offer the first issue of the Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter posted as a free downloadable file here.

Funding News Headlines

NSF Releases New Earth Sciences Postdoc Solicitation

Who Funds What: A Quick Guide

Video: How to Use the NSF Website to Identify the Core Program that Fits Your Research

Video: How to Use NIH's RePORTER to Identify the Study Section and Program that Fits Your Research

NSF Announces New Funding Mechanism

NSF to Fund Workshops on Scientific Communication & Measurement of Scientific Activity

More here.

Webinar for Faculty Pursuing NSF CAREER Grants to be offered Thursday April 18, 2013

Again this year, we'll be offering a webinar entitled "How to Write a Competitive NSF CAREER proposal." Cost will be $275 per institution (one connection with as many attendees as you like). For more information and a link to the registration page, go to our workshop page.