2021 Technical Assistance Webinars Budget, Evaluation and Forms are Now Available

Written by Duane Childers , on Monday, July 26, 2021.

Each year, Mentor-Connect conducts live technical assistance webinars to help prospective grantees complete various sections of their New-to-ATE proposals.

2021 Technical Assistance Webinars Budget, Evaluation and Forms are Now Available

Webinar: Preparing Forms for your NSF ATE Proposal is now available!

In this webinar, The National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE), Mentor-Connect project personnel produced a no-cost webinar that highlighted specifics for correctly completing forms that are required in a National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant proposal. Forms can make up 2/3 of a final proposal submission and impact the quality and accuracy of a proposal.

Associated Files Link: https://youtu.be/-HRM0favprw                                                            

(PowerPoint Slides and Tutorial)

Webinar: Preparing a Budget and Budget Justification for your NSF ATE Proposal is now available!

In this webinar, The National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE), Mentor-Connect project personnel provided a detailed cost-free technical assistance webinar highlighting all aspects of the budget and budget justification for those building competitive grant proposals for ATE.

Associated Files Link: https://youtu.be/qVnOq-8ssMw

(PowerPoint Slides, Handout, and Tutorial)

Webinar: Evaluation Basics for Non-Evaluators is now available! 

Do you have questions about evaluation? Like, what is it? Why is it required for projects funded by the National Science Foundation? How much does it cost? Who can do it? What does an evaluation look like? How can evaluation help me and my project? We will answer all these questions and more in this webinar. This session is for those who are new to evaluation or want a refresher on the basics....

Associated Files Link: https://youtu.be/kOWKhsHwQLg

Webinar: Writing Effective Recruitment and Retention Plans for your NSF ATE proposal

Are you working on an ATE Proposal for submission?  Does your plan include broadening participation/diversity or recruiting and retaining students? If so and done right, this can be an important element of the proposal’s Broader Impacts. This 45 minute webinar discusses reviewer expectations and resources and strategies to consider that can strengthen your plan.

Associated files: https://youtu.be/XSFOJLm37Po

Additional Webinars

Grant Proposal Resources, Roadmaps, and Timelines

NSF Guidance on Financial Management of ATE Grants: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!