Event Category: Research & Scholarship

CIRCLE and the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) welcome all CIRCLE affiliates to their Winter Mixer. Enjoy a breakfast of coffee, cocoa and donuts and connect with your fellow affiliates from across campus. Save the date! Registration information coming soon. 

This workshop’s goal is for both new and seasoned interdisciplinary educators to move their own practices forward, from classroom strategies to evaluation of interdisciplinary teaching effectiveness. Attendees will be joined by a panel of MSU educators with a variety of experiences designing and teaching interdisciplinary courses for a dialogue about effective interdisciplinary course design, strategies […]

Webinar for faculty who have been successful in winning single-PI and small team grants and are looking to transition to larger team and center-level grants. We will discuss how these larger grants are different, what the expectations of the funding agencies are for large team and center grants, successful strategies, and common mistakes to avoid. […]

The Project Summary is one of the most important parts of every NSF grant proposal. A clear and concise Project Summary will succinctly convey the scope, intellectual merit, and broader impacts of your project to make a positive first impression on reviewers and program officers. However, writing a strong Project Summary can be deceptively hard. […]

This webinar will focus on developing the Significance, Innovation, and Approach sections of the research strategy, writing the project summary and project narrative, and addressing rigor in NIH proposals.  This webinar will be presented by Lauren Aerni-Flessner, Ph.D. and Sara Steenrod, Ph.D., Research Development Specialists in MSU’s Office of Research & Innovation. They provide a […]

Each month, CIRCLE hosts an interdisciplinary write in. CIRCLE will provide a quiet space for work, snacks, and good company. When available, a second room will be provided for collaboration and discussion.  Visit the CIRCLE webpage for more information about interdisciplinary research.

The Specific Aims page is arguably the most important section of an NIH grant application. Almost all reviewers will carefully read this page, which provides a roadmap for the rest of your proposal. To be successful, reviewers must come away from reading your aims page with a clear understanding of what you plan to do, […]