Special Consulting Services

Overview

Special consulting services have been developed to assist MSU researchers with proposal preparation support. These services complement those offered by Research Facilitation & Dissemination and focus on specialized areas by funding entity such as NIH and NSF (see our Grant Submission Assistance Initiative). Our grant consultants have worked with institutions across the country and have developed a set of best practices which they follow and share with MSU researchers.

Current Offerings

Grant Submission Assistance Initiative
- Peer-review coordination
- Grant editing
Proposal consulting
First draft review (with comments)
Structure of your proposal
Exploring funding
Seminars and webinars
Grant hot seat sessions (one-day critique sessions with fellow MSU researchers applying to the same agency)

Timing

One of the foremost problems encountered by our team is the issue of researchers asking for assistance too close to the submission deadline, limiting our team's ability to help. We recommend researchers start early, contact our office with intent, and follow the best practices with contiguous available programs.

Tom Hollon

Joined MSU in January 2015
Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Graduate work with DNA sequences for tissue-specific expression of a murine leukemia virus called MCF13. Post-graduate work at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.
Experienced science journalist and publications editor with a specialty in persuasive writing.
Tom Hollon's full bio

Visit dates for Fall 2020:

Sept 7-11
Oct 5-9
Nov 2-6
Nov 30 – Dec 4

For any additional questions or to schedule a consultation, please email rgs.review@campusad.msu.edu.

Sara Steenrod

Joined MSU in November 2018
Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Columbia University
Completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Rockefeller University, studying the neural mechanisms underlying visual attention.
Previously worked as a Scientific Editor for the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis