Workshops, Training, and Events

Campus-wide workshops increase success in securing extramural funding from a variety of sources and help researchers comply with evolving regulations. Workshops cover a variety of topics such as trends in federal funding, navigating specific agencies, the basics of submitting a grant proposal, and many other topics. In addition, we host events on campus, such as visits from federal agency program officers and potential research collaborators, and training seminars/webinars that provide a comprehensive look at the products and services offered by our office. See below for upcoming events and materials from prior workshops and visits.


Proposals 101 Workshop at Hobbs on Peabody  Photos by: Susan Urmy

Past Workshops and Events

OVPRI Internal Awards Town Hall - Fall 2024

OVPRI Internal Awards Town Hall - Spring 2024

OVPRI Internal Awards Town Hall - Fall 2023

RDS Overview

ARPA-H Webinar

  • April 14, 2023
  • Download the slides

OVPRI Internal Awards Town Hall

NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research Initiative Presentation

  • January 20, 2023
  • Presented by NIH Program Officer, Becky Miller
  • View the Program Page
  • Watch the video

NIH Diversity Supplements Webinar

Internal Funding Q&A

GrantForward Training Webinar

  • September 22, 2021
  • Watch the video

Finding Funding Opportunities: Strategies for Success

  • April 27, 2021
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Diversify Sponsorship of your Research: Getting Funding from the DOE

  • March 24, 2021
  • Download the slides (PDF)

First Pitch: Crafting White Papers for Sponsors

  • February 23, 2021
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: Federal Funding for Early Career Faculty

  • September 22, 2020
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: Department of Defense 101

  • August 12, 2020
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: COVID-19 Federal Funding Opportunities and Guidance

  • July 30, 2020
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: Federal Funding for Health Disparities Research

  • July 14, 2020
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

AUECO Webinar: A New Look at the Intelligence Threat to Universities

  • Presented by Jessica Graham, RDS Export Compliance Specialist, on May 14, 2020
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: Federal Funding Outlook and Opportunities in Computational Health

Webinar: Framing your Research for Increased Federal Funding in AI

  • April 23, 2020
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: Federal Funding in the Humanities

  • April 14, 2020
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: Early Career Education Research Federal Funding

  • March 25, 2020
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: Building Relationships for Federal Research Funding 

  • November 15, 2019
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar Series, Part 2: Biological Sciences Funding from the Department of Energy

  • September 26, 2019
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar Series, Part 1: Federal Funding from The Department of Energy

  • September 12, 2019
  • Watch the video
  • Download the slides (PDF)

Webinar: Introduction to the Department of Justice

Webinar: Opportunities in Defense Health 

Towards a more Inclusive and Diverse Computing Community - Talk by Jan Cuny, program officer at the National Science Foundation (NSF)

  • May 2019

Getting a Foot in the Door: A Webinar on Engaging with the Federal Government for Early Career Researchers

Visit from Dr. David Pittman, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

  • February 2019

Visit from Rex Eiserer, Army Futures Command Senior Director of Innovation Strategy

  • December 2018

Functional Coatings based on Carbon Nanotubes - Talk by Dr. Amy Heintz, Research Leader at Battelle

  • October 2018

Diversify Sponsorship of Your Research: Getting Funding from the Department of Defense

Proposals 101

  • September, October, and November 2018, October 2019
  • Download the slides (PDF)
  • Read the MyVU article announcing this workshop

VU-ORNL Biosciences Workshop

Visit from Michelle Buchanan, Deputy for Science and Technology at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

  • December 2017

Visit from Dr. Alexander Kott, Chief Scientist of the Army Research Laboratory

Diversify Sponsorship of your research: NIH → NSF