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Monthly newsletter with tips, best practices, and insider advice on applying for grants and strengthening proposal applications.
The Energy Institute invites interested researchers to submit papers for the POWER Conference on Energy Research and Policy. Topics of interest can be found by clicking here. Paper submissions are due January 9, 2017.
The University of California President's Postdoctoral 
Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to the diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California.
Webinar for new faculty covering strategies for developing a research agenda, identifying and analyzing funding opportunities, understanding funding agencies, creating a funding plan, and recruiting mentors and collaborators. (October 26, 2016)

Webinar covering the key steps to planning a fundable research project and writing a competitive proposal, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid. The webinar will also cover how to interpret and respond to reviews. (November 2, 2016)

UCLA Research Enhancement Series - How to Write Successful Proposals for NSF Career, DoD Young Investigator and Other Grants for Early-Career Researchers
Webinar on NSF CAREER and other grants specifically for junior faculty. How to identify the right grants and how to write those proposals. Emphasis will be on the NSF CAREER, but other early career grants will also be discussed. (November 9, 2016)



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Upcoming NSF Opportunities: Click here for a full list of NSF opportunities in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
Other Federal Opportunites:
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Interested applicants: please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations for information.

LSOLimited Submission Opportunities
Please note: All Limited Submissions Opportunities can now be found online on the VCR website in our LSO Portal!
 
Once an opportunity has been reviewed by our office and assigned a process and an internal deadline, it will be available to campus applicants under the "Open Opportunities" tab. For more information on the LSO process and portal, please visit our webpage.
 
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If you already thinking about applying to a specific opportunity, let us know by filling out an
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ResourcesResearch & Funding Resources

This newsletter provides summarized information about selected opportunities as a resource to the UCLA campus research community. Please be sure to carefully review any announcement before commencing an application. 

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