Representatives from some of the world’s largest research funding agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, will be at Michigan State University Wednesday and Thursday to advise faculty on how to expand their international research opportunities.
The Academy for Global Engagement is convening its second annual gathering to teach early- to mid-career faculty members how to pitch scientific ideas and grow research and development resources from traditional and new international funding sources.
The event is in the Brody Hall Auditorium and the MSU Kellogg Center. Among the invited guests are Phyllis Yoshida, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of energy for Asia and the Americas.
Other agencies to be represented include the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the World Bank.
There will be two panel discussions: “How to talk about your science in a compelling and intriguing way so that funders listen and remember,” and “Understanding federal funding, congressional appropriations and agency priorities.”
The Academy for Global Engagement is a faculty development initiative sponsored by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the College of Engineering, International Studies and Programs, and the Office of the Provost.
The academy is now in its second year of operation. It has already seen 22 new partnerships and $5 million in new funding sources.
MSU currently conducts research and projects in 176 countries around the world, averaging approximately $60 million in annual international research programming.