MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2014



Getting Started, Getting Funded: Obtaining Research Funding

Dr. Micah Altman, Director of Research, MIT Libraries

Jan/23 Thu 10:00AM-01:00PM 66-154
Jan/28 Tue 09:00AM-01:00PM E25-117

Enrollment: Sign up at: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=545416
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Increasingly, conducting innovative research requires resources that exceed those readily on-hand to the individual scholar. You can use research funding to access a wider set of research methods, to accelerate your research project, expand its scope and depth, and increase its impact. This short course provides an overview of the types and sources of funding available for research support, and introduces the fundamental elements of planning, proposal writing, and management for "sponsored" projects. The course is geared toward junior faculty, postdocs, and graduate students (in late stages or on the job market), who are new to the funding process, are considering whether to seek funding from new sources, or who would like a systematic review of the grant writing and review process. The course will be presented in a half-day format, followed by an individualized consulting session focused on each attendee’s research project. Schedule individual consultations with Randi Shapiro at shapiror@mit.edu.

Please register for the Jan 23 class; the Jan 28 class is full.

About Micah Altman: Dr. Micah Altman is Director of Research and Head/Scientist, Program on Information Science for the MIT Libraries, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Altman is also a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Randi Shapiro, (617) 324-4988, shapiror@mit.edu