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Monthly newsletter with tips, best practices, and insider advice on applying for grants and strengthening proposal applications.
The purpose of the event is to provide an opportunity for the campus and local communities to come and meet with our staff and interns, to hear a brief presentation on a variety of topics relevant to intellectual property and entrepreneurship at UCLA and to ask questions and network. This month's topic: "Make in LA - An Early Stage Accelerator for IoT, Robotics, VR, etc." (Dec. 2).

Attend an informational seminar and training session to help de-mystify the process surrounding establishing industry sponsored research projects with for-profit companies, securing the receipt and transfer of materials for use in research, and all associated issues and common questions surrounding these research activities at UCLA. The seminar will take place on December 5th 9:30am-12:00pm. To RSVP click here.
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.
Webinar discussing grants that fund instrumentation and equipment and how to develop a successful proposal for those grants (emphasis will be on NSF Major Research Instrumentation and NIH Shared Instrumentation Grants, but other funding programs will also be discussed) (Nov. 15).

Webinar on the NIH covering the agency's organization, mission, funding mechanisms, priorities and a step-by-step discussion of how to write a research proposal to NIH (Nov. 30).

Webinar for social scientists on how to identify and understand which programs within NSF and NIH fund social sciences, what reviewers are typically looking for, and common mistakes to avoid. The webinar will also cover out to identify private foundations that may be interested in funding your social science research. (Dec. 7)

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 17-1) has been issued. The PAPPG has been modified in its entirety. The document will now be referred to solely as the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide. Given the number of important revisions, the community is strongly encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in pages 2-8 of the PAPPG. Click here to view webinars designed the brief the community on the new PAPPG.
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Upcoming NSF Opportunities: Click here for a full list of NSF opportunities in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.

Upcoming NIH 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
Express Interest Form. This form is non-binding and helps us streamline the application process and get information to you faster.
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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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