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NSF Webinar 8/20

SBE Funding Opportunities & Proposal Writing Tips

This is a free webinar specifically for DC, VA, and MD area universities, though we do ask folks to please register in order to receive the Zoom link.

Dr. Kelli Craig-Henderson will present NSF social sciences funding opportunities and proposal writing tips.

Thursday, August 20th, 10 - 11:30- a.m.

Schedule:

10am - 11am (EDT)

NSF SBE (Social, Behavioral, and Economic sciences) Directorate programs, funding opportunities, and upcoming deadlines
Tips & tricks for putting together a competitive NSF SBE proposal
How to get involved as a Peer Reviewer and what the benefits are

11am - 11:30am (EDT)

Q & A Session

Speaker:

Dr. Kellina (Kelli) M. Craig-Henderson is a former Professor of Psychology who currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Director for the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF). She previously served as the Deputy Division Director of the Social and Economic Sciences Division of SBE before transitioning into the role of Director for NSF's Tokyo Regional Office. Before undertaking full?time Federal service at NSF, she was promoted to the rank of Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at Howard University.

Dr. Craig-Henderson is passionate about broadening the participation of underrepresented groups, and has been involved in a number of national and international activities that share this focus. She has taken on a leadership role at the National Science Foundation to promote the establishment of a new social science funding mechanism that supports evidence?based research on the Science of Broadening Participation. Her efforts have resulted in federal support for research examining issues related to gender parity in STEM, minority participation in work settings as well as a number of other areas.

Posted: August 11, 2020, 10:08 AM