Grant Writing Academy 

201: Intermediate Grant Writing

Application Submission: Open
Cycle: January to December of Fiscal Year
Award: Participants selected for this program will receive a $5,000 stipend to participate and have the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. with their cohort to meet with one or more federal program officer(s).

The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects is accepting applications for the Second Cohort of the “Federal Research Grant Writing Mentorship Program.” This program will be offered to up to twenty (20) Tenured or Tenure-Track Cal State Fullerton faculty who will receive an opportunity to develop grantsmanship skills, meet with federal program officers, and be mentored by experienced CSUF research faculty. The cohort will participate in assigned virtual lectures with small group peer discussions and targeted activities to further develop their proposed research project and learn core skills to improve their grantsmanship. Participants will also attend a summer writing boot camp to use their new skills to draft a well-crafted and compelling grant proposal that they will be expected to finalize and submit to a federal funding opportunity following the program. Participants will also be paired with a CSUF faculty mentor who is experienced and successful in federal grant-seeking

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Materials

Applicants must complete and submit their applications on the InfoReady website.
Sign in using your University Credentials (CSUF User ID and password).

Goals

1. Help faculty prepare an extramural grant proposal.
2. Apply basic grant writing skills towards a specific proposal.
3. Practice incorporating existing data/preliminary results from previous funded or unfunded work to develop a proof-of-concept.
4. Develop a compelling proposal narrative for a broad and discipline-specific audience.
5. Discuss tips for communicating ideas with external funding agencies.
6. Foster and support the network of grant writing scholars at CSUF.

Application and Eligibility Details

Eligibility Details

1. Tenured or tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professors may apply.
2. Applicants must be prepared to write and submit an external grant proposal to a federal funding agency.
3. Applicants should have recent publications in the proposed area of research and/or previously applied to intramural or external grants or fellowships.
4. All disciplines are encouraged to apply.
5. Applicants must identify a potential federal funding opportunity in their application that aligns with their current research focus area(s).
6. Spring 2025 flyer

Application Details

1. Signed form agreeing to attend all meetings in the Spring semester and the summer bootcamp, and submit an external grant within 12 months of completing the program
   A personal statement that speaks to your readiness to submit a proposal to an external funding agency, background experience, and prior accomplishments. Outline your research topic and area of interest and describe how far you are in developing a research agenda (maximum 350 words).
2. A proposed timeline for submitting a completed proposal within 12 months of completing the program. The timeline should include the monthly meetings for the program in Spring 2025, Summer 2025 Bootcamp, planned submission by summer 2026 depending on sponsors due date or target date (timeline can be presented as a table or text). Note that participation in this program requires the completion of at least 5-pages of a draft proposal narrative before the start of the Fall 2025 semester. This milestone must be included in your timeline.
3. A project summary of the research project you intend to develop into a proposal, including the target federal funding opportunity and why you think the agency is a good fit for your proposed project (maximum 500 words).
4. A list of previous experience (pre-, postdoc, or faculty) research funding and/or fellowships. Please include the following information: year proposal written/submitted, agency or sponsor, intramural or extramural, status of proposal (funded/not funded/pending). In addition, include in this list if you previously completed the Grant Writing Academy 101 course and identify the semester when you participated.
5. An abbreviated CV (two pages, maximum).
6. Combine the above items into a single PDF.
7. Upload the file with the name in the format of "Last Name_First NameGRANT201"

Participant Expectations

Prepare for and attend:

1. Session I: via Zoom - Friday, February 21, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
2. Session II: via Zoom - Friday, March 7, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
3. Session III: via Zoom - Friday, April 18, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
4. Session IV: via Zoom - Friday, May 9, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
5. Grant Writing Boot Camp: In-person at CSUF - June 4th, June 5th, June 9th, June 10th, and June 11th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

All Participants selected must be available to:

• Complete rigorous writing assignments that build on cohort meeting content, and have frequent communication with Office of Research Development (ORD) staff as required to complete federal grant proposal submission
• Spend the Summer developing a competitive external grant proposal and submit it to a federal agency within 12 months of completing the program
• Submit an external grant proposal to a federal agency within 12 months of completing the program
• Meet with their Assigned Mentor monthly (minimum of 20 hours/year)
• Travel to Washington, D.C. to meet with program officers (Travel dates TBD).
  
  

Faculty Facilitator

Joe Carlin

Joe Carlin is an Associate Professor in the Geology Department where he teaches courses related to Oceanography and Geology. His research focuses on coastal sedimentology with a primary interest in recent (past ~200 years) sediment deposits in different coastal and shallow marine environments. Dr. Carlin's research has been supported through grants from funding sources such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the American Chemical Society, the CSU Council on Ocean Affairs Science and Technology and CSUF intramural grants. He has also written numerous proposals that were not recommended for funding. Recently, from 2022 to 2024, Dr. Carlin had the opportunity to serve as a rotator Program Officer at NSF in the Division of Ocean Sciences where he helped to manage programs such as the Marine Geology and Geophysics Program, the Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, and the Paleo Perspectives on Present and Projected Climate competition.

301: Advanced Grant Writing

Application Submission: Open
Cycle: June 2025 to May 2026
Award: Participants selected for this program will receive $5,000 in additional pay to participate in scheduled workshops and write and submit an external grant proposal to a Federal Agency. They will also have the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. with their cohort to meet with one or more federal program officer(s).

The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects is now accepting applications for the fourth cohort of the “Advanced Grant Writing Academy.” This program will be offered to up to six (6) Cal State Fullerton Tenured and Tenure-Track mid-career or senior faculty who will receive an opportunity to further develop grantsmanship skills through a guided proposal resubmission and be assisted by the Office of Research Development (ORD) and the Grant Consultants at Hanover Research. Six sessions will be led by Hanover Research, in addition to two personalized one-on-one reviews for the proposal and individualized coaching. This intensive program will run from June 2025 to May 2026 with the expectation that participants revise and resubmit a research grant proposal for a federal funding opportunity by Fall 2026.

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Materials

Applicants must complete and submit their applications on the InfoReady website.
Sign in using your University Credentials (CSUF User ID and password).

Eligibility Details

1. Full-time Tenured or Tenure-track faculty prepared to revise and resubmit an external grant proposal to a federal funding agency.
2. Faculty must be mid-career or senior faculty with experience writing and submitting an external proposal as Principal Investigator or Project Director (PI/PD).
3. Applicants should have recent publications on the proposed area of research and previously applied to intramural or external grants, or fellowships to demonstrate PI readiness.
4. All disciplines are encouraged to apply.
5. Applicants must identify a proposed federal funding opportunity in their application.

Participant Expectations

Upon Selection:

• Participate in pre-program assessment and one-on-one individualized coaching with Hanover Research program staff in April or May 2025
• Devote June 2025 to May 2026 to attend and actively participate in six regularly scheduled sessions (dates forthcoming)
• Contribute to peer discussions and group activities about funding- and grant-related topics; solicit and provide peer feedback to members of the Cohort
• Submit the required proposal draft and original submission reviewer comments to Hanover Research Grant Consultant for feedback in a timely manner
• Complete required writing assignments that build on program content, and have frequent communication with ORD staff and Hanover Research Grant consultants on proposal status
• Revise and re-submit your federal grant proposal by the stated deadline (Fall 2026).

Facilitator

Hanover Research

Hanover Research provides research development, grant writing, and strategic advising support to a wide range of colleges and universities.