COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP  

Tuesday, Oct. 18
Student Union Endeavour Room
Half-day and full-day sessions available

Two of Wright State University’s resident proposal writing experts, John Mackay and Brandy Foster, of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), will be offering a half-day and full-day proposal writing workshop Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Student Union’s Endeavour Room. The workshop is geared to anyone interested in transforming technical expertise and associated research into funding opportunities.

The MORNING SESSION (9 a.m.–noon) is designed for anyone involved in the proposal process and provides pains-saving advice on how to efficiently and effectively prepare a competitive proposal.

The AFTERNOON SESSION (1–4 p.m.) offers additional guidance on how to find and evaluate funding sources and how to manage a proposal team and the proposal process.

Lunch is provided for full-day participants. 

There will be a lunchtime panel featuring top researchers willing to discuss their experiences and strategies for winning NSF and NIH funding. Our panelists, many of whom have also served as proposal reviewers, include: 

• Arthur Goshtasby, Ph.D.
• Haibo Dong, Ph.D.
• Thomas Hangartner, Ph.D.
• Timothy Cope, Ph.D.
• Robert Fyffe, Ph.D.

Register at https://epay.wright.edu/C21810_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=1226&SINGLESTORE=true (Event over and link removed)   

About the Presenters: 

John Mackay, CECS Business Development Officer, and Brandy Foster, CECS Associate Director of Technical Communications, have collectively managed, written, or edited close to 1,000 proposals for various federal, state and non-profit funding sources.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Please contact Brandy Foster at brandy.foster@wright.edu or by phone at 775-5246.