ORD Workshops: Current Academic Year
The Office of Research Development will offer several professional development opportunities during the 2026–27 academic year. Unless otherwise indicated, the workshops listed below will be offered in-person on the Clemson main campus. Personnel located on other Clemson campuses can reach out to us at vprord@clemson.edu to discuss other ways to access these events.
Upcoming Workshops
Data Management & Sharing Plans: Navigating New NIH & NSF Requirements
Federal data management and sharing policies continue to evolve, making it more important than ever for researchers to understand current funding agency expectations. Join Clemson Libraries for an interactive workshop covering the latest updates to NIH and NSF Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) requirements. Participants will learn what these updates mean for proposal preparation, how to properly fill out the DMSP, and strategies for developing compliant, competitive plans. The session will also introduce campus resources and tools available through Clemson Libraries to streamline the planning process and support successful grant submissions.
Date: September 14, 2026
Time: 2:30-3:30 pm
Location: Academic Success Center 316
Peer Review Dynamics
In an era where stable research support is increasingly difficult to secure, developing effective strategies for winning competitive research grants has become essential. A key part of that strategy is understanding how proposals are evaluated. This presentation will address basic questions about the peer‑review process: How is peer review actually carried out? How are reviewers selected? What goes through a reviewer’s mind when they evaluate a proposal? What elements do reviewers appreciate, and what aspects tend to raise concerns? Drawing from his own experience in the Office of Research Grants at the American Chemical Society, our guest speaker will discuss these questions in depth and share practical insights into reviewer expectations and decision‑making.
Participants will also be encouraged to raise additional questions relevant to their own proposal development efforts, making the session both interactive and directly applicable to their research goals.
Date: September 28, 2026
Time: 11 am-12 pm
Location: TBD
CAREER Academy Overview
NSF’s prestigious NSF CAREER awards help set up assistant professors’ careers as researchers and educators. Jane Jacobi will provide an overview of the NSF CAREER program and of the ORD CAREER Academy, held every year from January through July. This workshop will be useful for assistant professors who are thinking about submitting CAREER proposals.
Date: October 29, 2026
Time: 12:30-1:30 pm
Location: TBD
Faculty Insight
Faculty Insight is a tool for enhancing research that provides a window onto the efforts of colleagues at Clemson. This hands-on workshop with staff from Academic Analytics/Faculty Insight will guide faculty through using Faculty Insight to find collaborators, identify funding opportunities, and visualize collaboration networks.
Date: Early November 2026
Location: TBD
Register for the workshop: TBD
