Training & Professional Development

Informed Consent

In this session, participants will learn about the informed consent process, including participant recruitment and the informed consent document. Discussion will center around what's required of you as the researcher, and best practices for designing and administering consent.   Registration [...] Read Moreabout Informed Consent

Developing the DOE PIER Plans for Your Funding Proposals

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Applying to a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) or DOE National Laboratory Announcements? Need to learn more about the Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Research (PIER) plan? We'll cover the newly updated requirements for PIER plans in these funding opportunities and discuss how to address them in your proposals. This workshop will include information on the general guidance language on PIER Plans, the merit review criterion and reviewer questions, and things to consider when developing a PIER Plan. Participants will learn how to create a PIER Plan that describes the applicant's activities and strategies to promote equity and inclusion in the research project. This workshop is ideal for researchers, grant writers, and institutional staff who [...] Read Moreabout Developing the DOE PIER Plans for Your Funding Proposals

Broader Impact Identity

Most researchers are comfortable thinking about and discussing their research identity — who they are as researchers and what contributions they hope to make to their discipline through their research over the course of their careers. It is far less common, however, for researchers to think about their impact identity — the lasting impacts they aspire to have on their community and on society, as a whole, through their broader impacts work.   This interactive workshop will introduce the concept of a broader impacts identity and walk investigators through a process for starting to define BI identity. While any researcher is likely to benefit from this workshop, it is particularly relevant to early-career researchers (as well as to broader impacts [...] Read Moreabout Broader Impact Identity

Working with Subrecipients

This session will discuss practical ways to work with subrecipients and collaborators during the proposal preparation and submission process, as well as dive deeper into budget templates and special circumstances for budgets. We’ll talk about effective communication strategies and tips to manage timelines to make the subrecipient process as smooth and successful as possible. Registration [...] Read Moreabout Working with Subrecipients