A day on campus with a former program manager.
Seminars and site visits for departments and research offices that want faculty to hear, directly, how a scientific research proposal is read on the agency side.
One day on your campus. A seminar, then faculty one-on-ones.
Dr. Spotz will visit your campus for a day. The public piece is a seminar on understanding the program manager's point of view when you submit a scientific research proposal: what a PM is looking for, how proposals move through review, and where otherwise-strong science loses a panel.
The rest of the day is reserved for one-on-one meetings with faculty to discuss their research portfolios and proposal plans. Those conversations are confidential, practical, and aimed at the next solicitation, not a generic pep talk.
How a typical campus day is structured.
- A seminar for faculty and research staff on how program managers read scientific research proposals.
- Scheduled one-on-one meetings with faculty to discuss research portfolios and upcoming proposal plans.
- Time with department leadership or the research office on how to support the next round of submissions.
- Follow-up notes after the visit so individual conversations can turn into a revision plan.
- Scheduling that fits an academic calendar, including a single-day visit or a condensed half-day format.
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Reach out to discuss dates, audience, and how a seminar-plus-meetings day would serve your faculty.