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The discussion revolves around the possibility of pursuing a grant similar to one awarded to a nearby school by the NSF, particularly in the context of a participant considering returning to school after a health-related hiatus. Key points include the realization that the grant may have already been fully disbursed and that there appears to be a single individual responsible for it. The participant is contemplating whether it makes sense to reach out to this individual for advice on grant writing, despite concerns about appearing competitive. Responses suggest that while seeking advice is reasonable, the lead investigator for grant proposals typically needs to be a faculty member. There is also skepticism regarding the relevance of the details about the grant and the participant's goals, with questions raised about their specific interests in the grant and the feasibility of replicating such funding efforts at their own school.
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I've been out of school for over a year because of some drastic physical health garbage, and I'm thinking about going back in 3-6 months, to a 2 year school. One of the schools a little further down from me has a big grant from NSF;

https://www.ucc.edu/academics/acade...nd-mathematics/infusing-research-as-pedagogy/

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1832425

Now, the NSF website has 2 interesting details;

1) Seems to say the entire grant has already been disbursed.

2) Seems to say on the school's end there was basically one responsible party.

It's not totally out of the question for me to go to that school; I'd just strongly prefer not to, mostly for logistics reasons. So, I was wondering if it was a realistic goal to get something like that going at my school. Tactically, does it make any sense to reach out to this person (via LinkedIn, as a first approximation) and solicit her advice?

Many thanks in advance for any hints

Joe
 
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theycallmevirgo said:
if it was a realistic goal to get something like that going at my school.
Sure, but the lead investigator needs to be on faculty.
theycallmevirgo said:
does it make any sense to reach out to this person (via LinkedIn, as a first approximation) and solicit her advice?
"Hi, I want to be your competitor. Please share your secrets."
 
theycallmevirgo said:
So, I was wondering if it was a realistic goal to get something like that going at my school.
I'm not familiar with grant writing for education/research projects, but in public safety grant writing, there is typically an experienced person who is a specialist in writing grant proposals. It might be a valid inquiry on your part to ask your 2-year school if they have a person who is writing grant proposals...
 
theycallmevirgo said:
I've been out of school for over a year because of some drastic physical health garbage, and I'm thinking about going back in 3-6 months, to a 2 year school. One of the schools a little further down from me has a big grant from NSF;

https://www.ucc.edu/academics/acade...nd-mathematics/infusing-research-as-pedagogy/

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1832425

Now, the NSF website has 2 interesting details;

1) Seems to say the entire grant has already been disbursed.

2) Seems to say on the school's end there was basically one responsible party.


It's not totally out of the question for me to go to that school; I'd just strongly prefer not to, mostly for logistics reasons. So, I was wondering if it was a realistic goal to get something like that going at my school. Tactically, does it make any sense to reach out to this person (via LinkedIn, as a first approximation) and solicit her advice?

Many thanks in advance for any hints

Joe
<<Emphasis added.>> I'm not sure what the relevance to you and your future plans of these "2 interesting details" are . Also, with respect to Detail 2), the second link you provided states that there are currently 2 principal investigators and 4 former principal investigators. Are you aiming for funds dedicated for your sole use?
 
CrysPhys said:
<<Emphasis added.>> I'm not sure what the relevance to you and your future plans of these "2 interesting details" are . Also, with respect to Detail 2), the second link you provided states that there are currently 2 principal investigators and 4 former principal investigators. Are you aiming for funds dedicated for your sole use?
My point re 2 interesting details being, this woman knows how to write grants and she's no longer competing with me (as far as I can tell) so she may be willing to share strategy.

ETA: and no, absolutely they are not for my sole use.
 
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Sure, but the lead investigator needs to be on faculty.

"Hi, I want to be your competitor. Please share your secrets."
See response to CrysPhys
 
theycallmevirgo said:
My point re 2 interesting details being, this woman knows how to write grants and she's no longer competing with me (as far as I can tell) so she may be willing to share strategy.

ETA: and no, absolutely they are not for my sole use.
You don't know whether it was in fact a single person who wrote the grant proposal. And you don't know whether in fact they have submitted subsequent proposals or are in the process of submitting subsequent proposals.
 
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I don't really understand your goal here. From your first post it sounds like you're a student? What about this grant are you interested in exactly?
 

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