ASRC Grants 101 Bootcamp

The focus will be conceptualizing one’s research to fit a specific federal funding agency or major external sponsor (e.g., NSF, NIH, DOD, DOE, IES, Spencer, Simons) and writing a 1-3 page concept or whitepaper for discussing your idea with agency program officers.

The program is particularly relevant for:

• Research active CUNY faculty who have not yet previously written & successfully submitted a grant proposal to a federal funding agency.
• PIs with NIH funding who would like to learn how to reframe their research to fit NSF
• PIs interested in applying for the following NSF grants:
  • Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS)
  • Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) program
• CUNY tenure track assistant professors who plan to apply for the ASRC’s NSF CAREER Bootcamp in 2024 and have not been the PI on a prior positively reviewed NSF proposal (not necessarily funded) and/or are ready to start conceptualizing their research to apply for an NSF CAREER award.

Activities will include informational slides, reading & writing assignments, and group discussions with constructive feedback on ideas and work-in-progress. Groups of no more than 8 faculty will meet for 2.5 hours a week. These are intensive bootcamps meant to help PIs conceptualize research questions and shape the foundations of a competitive proposal, for a highly competitive funding environment.

COMPLETING THE 101 BOOTCAMP MAY BE A PREREQUISITE FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE 2025 ASRC NSF CAREER BOOTCAMP

• Up to 4 groups will be formed. Meeting days/times TBD (generally between noon-6:00 pm) based on consensus of availabilities. Groups to be a maximum of 6 PIs. Weekly meetings are ~2 ½ hrs.
• We will meet during the following weeks (subject to change, if needed due to external factors):
• Sept 26, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; November 7, 14, 21, December 2, (and tentatively, December 9).
• Bootcamps will meet on Zoom. Zoom video plus proficiency with OneDrive are required.