If you need assistance with multiple sections for your proposal, please contact CNS_SRI@austin.utexas.edu. SRI coordinates efforts with various offices at the college for holistic grant support.  

If you need specific assitance in developing an Educational Plan, the Office of STEM Education Excellence in the Office of Undergraduate Education may be able to assist you. Please contact Dr. Kristin Patterson at kpatterson@austin.utexas.edu. 

program contact:  Dr. Angel Syrett, angelita@austin.utexas.edu

Dr. Angel Syrett supports Early Career Researchers in the College of Natural Sciences. With a focus on private and prestigious Early Career research funding, Dr. Syrett collaborates with the CNS Foundations Relations team and institutional counterparts to create and align resources and professional development offerings for Early Career Researchers.

We offer the following proposal development support for faculty for a range of funding opportunities:

• Individual consultation - Funding opportunity guidelines, Eligibility, Foundation mission and directives
• Writing support - Review, editing, and critique
• Liaison with UT institutional stakeholders - UT Foundation Relation, OVPR, OSP
• Collection of supporting materials

Download the current calendar here.

program contact:  Dr. Angel Syrett, angelita@austin.utexas.edu

NIH NRSA Writers' Workshop | Held twice annually in fall and spring

NIH NRSA F31 and F32 Fellowships for Graduate and Postdoctoral Researchers

The NIH NRSA F31 and F32 Workshop is taught by Dr. Angel Syrett and is offered twice per year, in the Spring and Fall. It is designed to coach graduate and postdoctoral researchers through the process of writing and applying for NIH NRSA F31 and F32 fellowship applications. Workshops are preceded by a 1-hour information session and sign-up and begin two months before the NIH deadlines of April 8th and December 8th.

Workshop features: 

• Weekly individual coaching sessions
• Structured, step-wise timeline
• Access to correctly formatted templates
• Access to successful fellowship application examples
• Peer-review and critique
• Slack workspace-based peer network

NSF GRFP Information Session and Writers' Workshop | Held Annually in Fall

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

The NSF GRFP Writers' Workshop is taught by Dr. Angel Syrett and is offered in the Fall of each year. It is designed to coach graduate and undergraduate researchers through the process of writing and applying for NSF GRFP applications. Workshops are preceded by a 1-hour information session led by Dr. Syrett and a panel discussion by past GRFP awardees. The information session is hosted by the Office of Graduate Studies, and after the information session, attendees are invited to sign up for the GRFP Writers' Workshop.

Workshop features: 

• Weekly Writers' Group meetings featuring Past Reviewer Guest Speakers and Past Awardee Guest Speakers
• GRFP Support Network including Past Reviewers, Past Awardee Peer-Mentors
• Access to a large collection of resources and successful examples
• Peer-review and critique guided by GRFP Merit Review 
• Slack workspace featuring Past Reviewer, Peer-Mentor and Peer network

Download the current workshop schedule here.