UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

PROGRAM FEBRUARY 27, 28, 29, 2004

February 27, 2004

8-8:30 Registration, Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:45am

I. Welcome: Barbara Horwitz, Vice Provost – Academic Personnel

                      Barry Klein – Vice Chancellor for Research

II. Introduction to Workshop & Team: Suad Joseph, UC Davis

Suad Joseph, UC Davis; Carl Keen, UC Davis; Mary Alice Sutherland, UC Humanities Research Institute, Irvine; David Szanton, UC Berkeley

III. Funders: Their Objectives & Their Resources

8:45-9:45am   Mary Alice Sutherland, Carl Keen, David Szanton, Suad Joseph 

                        Where is the money? What is available? Probability of getting funded?

                                    Creating relationships with funders

                        Types of Grants

                                    Individual, collaborative, institutional

                                    Government and international agencies

                                    Research agencies, institutes and centers

                                    Action agencies

                                    Private Foundations, donors, gifts – academic and programmatic

                        Information sources

Funders’ target Audiences – academic, institutional, public officials, students, general public

IV: The Effective Research Proposal

9:45-10:30am A. What is the question? What are the goals?

                        (Statement of the problem, objectives, the abstract, project target audience)

                        Lead presenter: Suad Joseph,

                        Discussion: Mary Alice Sutherland, Carl Keen, David Szanton

10:30-11         B. What is the answer? (Hypothesis) & Why is this the best answer? (Theory)

                        Lead presenter: Suad Joseph

                        Discussion: David Szanton, Carl Keen, Mary Alice Sutherland,

11-11:30 C. How have others addressed the question? Why project is worth funding?

                        (Literature review, need statement, significance statement, bibliography)

                        Lead presenter: David Szanton

                        Discussion: Mary Alice Sutherland, Suad Joseph, Carl Keen

11:30-12:15 Questions & Answers

12:15-1pm     LUNCH

1-1:45             E. What have you already done & can you do this project? (Project feasibility, preparatory research, preliminary results, vitae, formal approvals, research permits, access, contacts, skill)

                        Lead presenter: Mary Alice Sutherland

                        Discussion:     Carl Keen, David Szanton, Suad Joseph

1:45-2:30        F. Is the project feasible? How will you answer the question? (Methods & design). How much will it cost? How long will it take? (Budget & timetable)

                        Lead presenter: David Szanton, Carl Keen

                        Discussion:      Mary Alice Sutherland, Suad Joseph

2:30-3:00        Questions & Answers

3-3:30             G. Other Components (facilities, infrastructural support, human subjects review, institutional commitment, statistics, intellectual property )

                        Lead presenter: Carl Keen

                        Discussion: Suad Joseph, Mary Alice Sutherland, David Szanton

3:30-4:30        V. Why proposals fail (How to increase your chances on first submission. How to do second submission. Review Process, Getting feedback)

                        Lead presenter: Mary Alice Sutherland

                        Discussion: Suad Joseph, David Szanton, Carl Keen

4:30-5:30        VI. Support for Research at the University of California

                        Lead Presenters: Vice Chancellor for Research Barry Klein 

                                                   Vice Provost--Academic Personnel Barbara Horwitz

                                                   Dean Elizabeth Langland 

                                                   Associate Vice Chancellor for Development Cheryl Brown Lohse

February 28, 2004

                        VII. Institutional & Programmatic Proposals (2-3 hours each)

                        Faculty teams working on large grants for research centers, collaborative research, curricular development or other institutional projects. By appointment, these sessions are 2-3 hours with one of the Workshop Team members. Appointments will all be held at the University Club.

                        A. Suad Joseph

                        B. David Szanton

                        C. Mary Alice Sutherland

                        D. Carl Keen

                        E. Lynne Chronister 

February 29, 2004 

                        VIII. Individual Proposals

                        Individual (or teams) of faculty working on grants for research. By appointment, these sessions are 1 hour long with one of the Workshop Team members. Appointments will all be held at the University Club.

                        A. Suad Joseph

                        B. David Szanton

                        C. Mary Alice Sutherland

                        D. Carl Keen