The Faculty Puwalu* Research Forum supports University of Hawai`i at Mānoa researchers and scholars from all disciplines, in launching, sustaining, and growing their research and scholarship efforts. These forums aim to position faculty for success in their research careers by empowering them with tools and techniques that can impact funding success, nurturing the spirit of collegiality and providing diverse opportunities for professional development. Programs for early career faculty include a series that introduces broad topics relevant to launching an independent career, with an emphasis on building faculty-administrator relationships and developing an interdisciplinary peer network on campus. Other programs include sessions on specific funding mechanisms (such as the NSF CAREER award, Foundation funding opportunities, Faculty Awards), or intersecting topics such as research impact, building community relationships, leadership and mentoring in research. Some sessions may be tailored to research in specific disciplines, whereas others will be hosted as shared conversations across all disciplines. Offerings include a mix of panels, workshops, information sessions, and presentations.
*Puwalu – to act in concert, to work together
Researchers who have comments or ideas for sessions are invited to contact the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship.
Upcoming Sessions
Conversation with the Director of the UH Office of Communications and UH News: How to spread awareness about your research
Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Venue: Information Technology Center, Conferencing Room 105 A/B; 2520 Correa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Presenters:
Daniel Meisenzahl, Director – UH Office of Communications, Dr. Monique Chyba – Professor, Mathematics, Dr. Cheehyung Harrison Kim – Associate Professor, Department of History, Dr. Jason Leigh – Professor, Information & Computer Sciences Laboratory for Advanced Visualization & Applications
For the first time in decades, the majority of Americans question the value of higher education and scholarly research. Higher education is now a favorite target of state lawmakers in both “red” states and “blue” states. If we don’t tell our stories, no one will.
The University of Hawaiʻi Office of Communications is responsible for telling UH stories and providing communications support to all UH units including external, internal, crisis and proactive messaging. UH Communications Director Dan Meisenzahl will discuss the services available. There will also be a focus on not only reaching the largest audiences possible, internal and external, but also in creating narratives, not just one-off announcements. The following topics will be discussed:
· UH communications services
· How to decide what stories to tell and when
· Communication strategies and the platforms used to reach the widest audiences possible
· Managing the media including media interviews
· Social media
· Outreach and broader impacts
· Policy makers
myGRANT and Proposal Submission Workshop
Presented by the University of Hawaii Office of Research Services (ORS)
Date: Friday, April 21, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Venue: Information Technology Center, Conferencing Room 105 A/B. 2520 Correa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.
Presenters:
Mike Morimoto, ORS Information Systems Services Manager
Nozomi Kanoho, ORS Contracts & Grants Administration Manager
Naomi Chow, ORS Contracts & Grants Pre-Award Administration Assistant Manager
At this workshop, ORS will present a walkthrough of the myGRANT proposal development (PD) module to familiarize you with how to create a PD record, including how to navigate the PD, relevant data fields to fill out (e.g., personnel credit allocation, effort allocation, and performance site information), how to enter budget information, and an explanation of the proposal questionnaire. The workshop will also cover the new HR status feature that went live in January 2023. The latter portion of the workshop will include a short presentation on the role of ORS in proposal submission, including how to coordinate proposal submission in a sponsor system, with a question and answer period at the end.
The workshop will be most effective if you bring your own laptop so you can walk through the process concurrently with the presentation. If you do not already have myGRANT access, please file an ORS ticket as soon as possible to request access. Note that your UH Information Security Awareness Training must be current in order for access to be granted.
National Science Foundation Forum at the UHM
May 2 – May 4, 2023
Details about each event and registration links can be found on the NSF Forum Event Page
May 2, 2023
11:00am – 12:00pm HST Student meeting with Dr. Moore III, NSF Directorate for STEM Education
May 3, 2023
8:00am – 9:00am HST Broadening participation in STEM
9:30am – 11:00am HST NSF Funding Opportunities and Proposal Tips (spotlighting NSF’s CAREER, opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs)
May 4, 2023
8:00am – 10:30am HST NSF program breakout sessions
Past Session Recordings
NSF Program Director Advice on Writing Successful Proposals
Date: Friday, March 10, 2023
Time: 9:30am to 12:00pm HST
Venue: Information Technology Center, Conferencing Room 105 A/B; 2520 Correa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.
The speaker will be joining remotely, but the introduction and Q&A coordination will be in-person. Since we will have a remote speaker, you will have an opportunity to alternatively join directly via zoom if you cannot participate in person. Zoom link will be sent to the registrants prior to the event.
Presenters: Dr. Enrique Pumar, Program Director, Build and Broaden, Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation, Fay Boyle University Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Santa Clara University
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship is pleased to announce that Dr. Enrique Pumar, NSF Build and Broaden Program Director, will provide a workshop for the UH faculty, researchers, students and administrators on how to prepare a successful proposal for the programs under the NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences. He will also provide individual office hours by appointment.
Part A. Overview of the funding opportunities within the Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, NSF. How to prepare a successful proposal. Part B. Introduction to the Build and Broad Program, followed by Q&A. 9:30am – 11:00am
Part C. Individual office hours by appointment. 11:10am – 12:00 pm
This forum will be relevant to the researchers in the following research areas: anthropology, archaeology, cognitive neuroscience, decision science, ecological research, economics, geography, linguistics, law and science, organizational behavior, political science, public policy, security and preparedness, psychology, and sociology.
Build and Broaden program page
We encourage researchers to network with faculty from other UH institutions and consider preparing collaborative proposals, as this particular funding mechanism encourages such collaborations.
NSF-CAREER Workshop and One-to-One Meetings hosted by The Implementation Group (TIG)
Date: March 7 and 8, 2023
Time: March 7, 2023 (by appointment, see RSVP link); March 8, 2023, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Venue: Information Technology Center, Conferencing Room 105 A/B; 2520 Correa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.
Videoconference is available and the workshop will be recorded. Links will be provided following registration via completing this form (videoconferencing link will be provided only to those who register, it will not be posted there. If you have missed the registration deadline contact the OVPRS for the link.).
Presenters: Kelvin Chu, PhD, Vice President, TIG
The Implementation Group (TIG) will be on the UHM campus March 7 and 8, 2023. TIG has been contracted to assist UHM faculty with grant proposal development and evaluation. TIG services are aimed at strengthening faculty members’ grant proposals.Please use this form to indicate which of the following event(s) you are interested in attending:
1-NSF CAREER workshop: March 8, 2023, 2:00pm-4:00pm. IT Center Conference Room 105 A/B (2520 Correa Road). There is limited room available for in-person attendance, but videoconference is available and the workshop will be recorded. Links will be provided following registration via completing this form.
2-One-to-One meetings: to discuss proposal development with Dr. Kelvin Chu (Vice President, TIG). Please indicate which day (March 7 or March 8) you prefer. You will be contacted to work out a specific time window and to gather information on the funding opportunity you would like to discuss as well as the stage of development you are at.
Deadline for Submission: 5:00pm, Wednesday, February 22
Funding research through philanthropy, unlocking the vast potential of private support
Date: Friday, February 17, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Venue: Information Technology Center, Conferencing Room 105 A/B; 2520 Correa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Presenters:
Tim Dolan, University of Hawai‘i Vice President of Advancement and UH Foundation CEO
Karla Zarate Ramirez, Associate Vice President of Major Gifts, UH Foundation
In the Fall 2023, the University of Hawai‘i Foundation will be publicly launching the largest philanthropic Campaign in UH’s history. Our recent donor momentum has positioned us favorably, and Tim Dolan and Karla Zarate Ramirez will be presenting on our Campaign themes and how we are preparing for this strategic initiative. They will also discuss research funding opportunities at the UH Foundation.
What can the Office of the Vice Provost for Research do for you?
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Individuals interested in the workshop on the software tool that the OVPRS can use to help researchers find potential funding opportunities for specific research ideas, locate local or national collaborators, or assist them in identifying possible honorific awards should register HERE.
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Venue: Information Technology Center, Conferencing Room 105 A/B; 2520 Correa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Presenters: Christopher Sabine, Ph.D., Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, and Chad Walton, Ph.D., Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship Dr. Christopher Sabine, as the interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, will provide an overview of his vision for the OVPRS and its mission to champion UH Mānoa’s growing research mission by strengthening research infrastructure and building research capacity.
He will discuss the various services that the office provides to help support research at all levels from undergraduate to graduate, post-doctoral and faculty research. Dr. Chad Walton will follow up with a brief discussion of a powerful tool that the OVPRS can use to help individual researchers find potential funding opportunities for specific research ideas, locate local or national collaborators, or assist them in identifying possible honorific awards.