Hello colleagues! What are you hungry for this November? If it's turkey, this is your month. If it's good entertainment, The Hunger Games prequel hits theaters on the 17th. If it's more funding opportunities, you're in luck!

Now Offering THREE Rounds for Catalyst & Collaborative Grant Proposals

The Faculty Research and Development Committee and CSCE are happy to announce a third round for Catalyst Grant for Research and Creativity and Collaborative Research and Creative Activity Initiative grant proposals. Beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year, there are THREE submission cycles per year with deadlines on October 1st, February 1st, and March 15th of each year. We are pleased to offer faculty another opportunity to apply/reapply for project funding. Questions? Do not hesitate to contact us at csce@gvsu.edu.

SSD Micro-Grants 2024

The SSD Committee is inviting proposals for the inaugural SSD Micro-Grants. The Micro-grants will award $3,000 funding to four student-driven research, scholarly, or creative proposals that critically explore or respond to the SSD theme for 2024, "the complexity of home."

The fellowship provides a student stipend, faculty mentor stipend, and a small budget for supplies. The proposal submission deadline is Monday, November 27, 2023.

Mentoring from Different Perspectives
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM RSVP NOW
Friday, November 17, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM RSVP NOW

This mentoring workshop module will provide opportunities for faculty and staff to consider how to support student mentees with a focus on trust and belonging. We will collectively reflect on our own experiences with mentoring, highlighting inclusive strategies that make explicit how activities relate to student engagement and development.

A light lunch will be served.

Presented by Caitlin Callahan (Geology) and Jamie Owen-De Schryver (Psychology).

Supporting Student Research in Lab Spaces: Conversations and Connections
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM RSVP NOW
1142 Kirkhof Center

OURS will host a listening and discussion session for faculty who supervise student research(ers) in lab settings (e.g., traditional labs found in STEM as well as adaptions found in other fields including Social Sciences). The OURS team would like to learn more about:

   • How to connect faculty working with students in lab spaces.
   • The types of research activities ongoing in lab spaces on campus.
   • How to support students and faculty working in lab environments.
   • Resources needed to support student work in lab spaces.

The event will be led by Anna Hammersmith (Sociology, Social Science Lab) and Kristin Renkema (Biomedical Sciences, Lab Sciences).

CAORC: Fellowships and Seminars for Faculty

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers offers two fellowship programs, the CAORC-NEH Research Fellowship and the Multi-Country Research Fellowship, which allow fellows to visit and carry out research within the network of Overseas Research Centers. Each Overseas Research Center also offers fellowships, grants, and language and cultural programs specific to its region. You can browse the summary list to learn about opportunities in your region of interest. This is a reference list, not a complete list, so it is best to visit the site of the ORC/s you are interested in to view their opportunities in full.

ORCI Staffing Update

Please join the ORCI in welcoming Dr. Kaitlyn Daza, our new Research Compliance Specialist! Kaitlyn holds a Ph.D. in animal science from Michigan State University and previously served as the Manager of Research and Evaluation at the Food Bank Council of Michigan. She can be reached at dazaka@gvsu.edu or 616-331-9438.

Classroom Presentations

The ORCI is currently scheduling classroom presentations for the Winter semester. If you are interested in having a representative from the ORCI and/or the Institutional Review Board (IRB) serve as a guest presenter in your classroom to discuss research ethics/compliance topics (i.e., human subjects research, responsible conduct of research, etc.), please contact the ORCI at rci@gvsu.edu. We will try to accommodate as many requests as possible.

Compliance Corner

Q: How do I know if my activity requires Institutional Review Board (IRB) Review?

A: At GVSU, studies that meet the federal definition of both "research" (a systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge) and "human subject" (a living individual about whom an investigator conducting research obtains information/biospecimens through intervention or interaction with the individual, or identifiable private information/biospecimens) require IRB review. Researchers can submit an IRB Research Determination Form to have the ORCI provide an official determination as to whether an activity meets these definitions.

Research Matters Series

It's not too late to join us for the Research Matters series! Research Matters is a series of courses designed for faculty and staff who engage with the grants and contracts process. The diverse course content will engage the attendee in the entire project life cycle and provide valuable resources for developing and supporting research at GVSU.

Free Grant Writer Workbooks Available

Earlier this year, OSP and CSCE held a Grant Writers workshop where practical and conceptual aspects important to the proposal writing process were shared. Participants received The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook specific to various agencies that walk the applicant through the preparation of each application section.

We are excited to announce that a limited number of these Grant Application Writer Workbook’s are available to you for FREE! Workbooks focused on the following agencies are available on a first come first serve basis:

   • USDA/NIFA Version
   • National Science Foundation Research.gov Version
   • National Science Foundation – FastLane Version
   • National Institutes of Health Version
   • Successful Proposals to Any Agency

If you are interested in receiving one of these workbooks, please contact Abbey Cook, cookabb@gvsu.edu.