Dear EMBRIO Members, A reminder that the EMBRIO Trainee Professional Development Grants Series starts Today during Weekly Update (students and postdocs and panel members only, please). Today's Session (November 28th ) - Panel discussion with NIH- and NSF-funded EMBRIO faculty in science and education research Monday, 3pm ET during regularly scheduled Weekly Update (and zoom link<https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/96053485465?pwd=elVnY20wcm9kaFRtVUdPcmFHaGl1UT09&from=addon>): EMBRIO Faculty Panel Members: Dr. Jason Cannon, Dr. Alejandra Magana, Dr. Chris Staiger The panel will have a high-level discussion and Q&A about their experience writing grants and communicating with federal granting agencies, along with basics about developing your grant writing chops now, what goes into an aims page, understanding the grant cycle process, as well as soliciting reviews and feedback, and building upon feedback. November 28th Session Learning Objectives: * Compare and contrast different federal funding agencies for science and education research project funding * Describe the importance of considering funding agencies and grant writing development NOW * Describe the components and purpose of the aims page * Describe the grant cycle process and building from feedback Links for NIH Trainee Specific RFP’s: * PhD student - https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-21-051.html * Early-mid postdoc - https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-21-048.html * Mid to late postdoc - https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-20-188.html Future Grants Series Dates January 23: De-Mystifying the Craft of Creating an Aims Page February TBD: Students present draft Aims page for Peer-Feedback (Jazzmin Owens and Peter Brumm) March TBD: Students present draft Aims page for Peer-Feedback Brent T. Ladd, Senior Research Program Manager, EMBRIO Institute<https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/> Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University laddb@purdue.edu <https://www.purdue.edu/research/embrio/>