Events from November 9 – April 12, 2027 – Office of Research Development

DOC Funding Priorities and Highlighted Opportunities

doneill — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000

DOC- NOAA, NIST, Maine SeaGrant

The Office of Research Development will host a monthly professional development Zoom series highlighting selected funders/opportunities. This series is open to faculty, staff, and students across UMS; running from October to April (2nd Mondays of the month-Oct being the exception).

Follow-on ORD consultations will be available to answer your questions, discuss how your scholarly pursuits align with the monthly highlighted funder(s), assistance in finding an open call, planning a submission, etc. Topics are subject to change, based on speaker and/or program officer availability.

Finding Funding Challenge (asynchronous)

doneill — Mon, 14 Dec 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Finding Funding Challenge (asynchronous)
Each day, for five days, participants will receive an email with short, self-paced tasks designed to build grantsmanship skills. You will learn how to effectively and efficiently find funding opportunities tailored to your creative and scholarly interests, strategically read and respond to a funding call, and make your grant proposal a standout. (3rd week of Dec. annually; Fogler Library and the Office of Research Development)

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Education-Focused Funding Opportunities

doneill — Mon, 14 Dec 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Education- Federal Funders and Foundations

NEA, NEH, Humanities Foundation Funding- Priorities and Highlighted Opportunities

doneill — Mon, 11 Jan 2027 17:00:00 +0000

NEA, NEH, Humanities Foundation Funding

Early Career-Highlighted Funding Opportunities

doneill — Mon, 08 Feb 2027 17:00:00 +0000

Early Career Funding (NSF, DOE, and more)

Infrastructure-Highlighted Funding Opportunities

doneill — Mon, 08 Mar 2027 17:00:00 +0000

Infrastructure Funding: DURIP, MRI, NIH

Grants 101-Spring

doneill — Tue, 16 Mar 2027 16:00:00 +0000

This workshop-hosted by Fogler Library and the Office of Research Development- provides information and instruction on how to set-up and use Pivot- a funding opportunity database accessible across UMS- along with general strategies on reading funding calls and proposal writing.

NASA-Funding Priorities and Highlighted Opportunities

doneill — Mon, 12 Apr 2027 16:00:00 +0000

NASA and Maine Space Grant Consortium Funding