Hello colleagues! We hope you are having as SUPER of a summer as we are. Welcoming Ryan to the team and helping faculty with mentoring tips and sabbatical proposal Q&As has us feeling hopeful.

GVSU appoints Ryan Otter as interim vice provost for Research and Innovation

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ryan Otter to the team! Read all about him in the GVNext article.

Faculty Sabbatical Proposal Workshops

Are you planning to submit a sabbatical proposal? Join members of the University Sabbatical Review Committee for one of their workshops.

Faculty Sabbatical Proposal Workshop Q&A Session: One-hour, Q&A session on Preparing a Successful Sabbatical Proposal
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. (Virtual)

Find more details and register on Workday Learning.

Faculty Sessions on Mentoring

This summer, Dr. Anna Hammersmith will lead three Faculty Conversations on topics related to mentorship. Any interested faculty are welcome to join. Email OURS for more information.

Monday, July 14th at 12PM-2PM
“Cultivating Scholarly Independence”
Now that the summer program is ending, how are students prepared to transition their work into the academic year and beyond their time GVSU? How can mentors provide support and continue to facilitate student growth in scholarly independence?

Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Application Cycle is Now OPEN

The US Fulbright Scholar program is now accepting applications; Fulbright Commissions around the world are eager to welcome U.S. colleagues. See, for example, these from the Canada Fulbright Commission: The All-Discipline Awards, the Research Chair Awards, the Entrepreneur Initiative Awards, the Specialist Awards, the Fulbright-Carlos Rico Awards for North American Studies and the Global Scholar Awards.

Dr. Bren Tooley would be happy to brainstorm with interested faculty and can provide feedback on essay drafts. For sample Fulbright applications and more, see the Faculty Fellowships webpage on the CSCE website.

IACUC Handbook

An updated version of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Handbook of Policies and Procedures has been posted to the IACUC webpage. Please contact the ORCI with any questions (rci@gvsu.edu; 616-331-3197).

Conflicts of Interest and Commitment (COI/COC) Disclosure Forms Reminder

As a reminder, COI/COC forms filed with the ORCI are to be updated: 1) annually for as long as you have a pending or active externally-funded submission or award with the Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence (including the Office of Sponsored Programs and Technology Commercialization Office), and 2) within 30 days of the discovery or acquisition of a new or increased COI/COC.

NIH SuRE, deadline Sept. 29, 2025

If you're considering starting or growing a biomedical research project, the National Institutes of Health Support for Research Excellence (NIH SuRE) program might work for you! There are two tracks, SuRE for investigators who are not currently supported by an NIH grant, and SuRE-First for applicants who have not been the PI of any federal or non-federal research award. Please read the linked Grant Summary and the Request for Proposals to determine your eligibility and fit for this program. Please reach out to your Grants and Contracts Specialist to discuss and for assistance with your application.