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2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration Tell Us What You Think! Overall Feedback

Tell us about yourself

• What best describes your professional role?

 Investigator  Research Trainee or Postdoc  Grant Writer

 Department Administrator  Office of Sponsored Programs  Finance Officer

Other ___________

• List your total years of experience working with NIH grants:

 Less than 1 year  2-4 years  5-10 years

 10+ years

• What best describes your primary institutional affiliation?

 University - Large NIH Portfolio  University - Small NIH Portfolio  University – No NIH grants

 Small Business  Non-profit  Hospital

 Not from a research institution

How was your overall virtual experience?

• Were your expectations met with this online seminar?  Yes  No

• Was this online seminar valuable and worth your time?  Yes  No

• Would you recommend the seminar to others?  Yes  No

• Did the communications effective prepare you for the seminar?  Yes  No

• In the future, would you prefer the virtual experience for a seminar like this one over an in-person event?

 Yes  No

If you answered “No” to any of the questions above, please specify why: ________________________________________________________________________________________

This is the first virtual seminar of its kind for the NIH Office of Extramural Research. To improve future events, please rate your experience with the following seminar components:

MAIN PROGRAM AGENDA	Topnotch	Good	Ok	Meh	Needs Improvement
Overall Experience with the NIH Program Agenda
Session Options
Online delivery: Balance of content and engagement.
Overall usefulness of information in sessions
Agenda schedule format

MEET THE EXPERTS EXHIBIT HALL	Topnotch	Good	Ok	Meh	Needs Improvement
Overall Experience with the Exhibit Hall & Booths
Ease of identifying booths of interest
Accessibility of NIH experts
Utility of Resources
Swag Bag & Video Vault Options
Helpfulness of booth events
Usefulness of Slack for topic-based chats

NETWORKING LOUNGES	Topnotch	Good	Ok	Meh	Needs Improvement
Overall Experience with Networking Lounges
Value of topics
Value of conversations

vFAIRS ONLINE PLATFORM	Topnotch	Good	Ok	Meh	Needs Improvement
Overall Experience with the vFAIRS Platform
Registration process
Website navigation
Visual Experience
Technology effectiveness (Zoom, vFairs chat, etc.)
Technical Assistance (if applicable)

• If you were the coordinator for next seminar, what would you change to improve the attendee experience? ___________________________________ _________ ________________________

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• Do you prefer in-person or virtual format for seminars such as these?

 Virtual  In-person

• Let us know the 3 most useful sessions you attended:

TITLE	MOST USEFUL
Addressing Sexual Harassment in Biomedical Science
Advanced Administrative Topics: Post-Award Issues
Advanced Administrative Topics: Pre-Award Issues
After-Hours Conversation - Mentoring – NIH and the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
After-Hours Conversation - NIH Next Generation Research Initiative: Training Future Biomedical Researchers
After-Hours Conversation - Scientific Workforce Diversity in Extramural Research
After Your First Award: Next Steps in Your Journey with NIH
All About Costs: A Post-Award Primer
An Overview of NIH Policies on Human Subjects Research
Beyond Funding: NIH Support for Innovators
Budget Building Blocks for Investigators
Commitment Transparency
Common Compliance Pitfalls & Strategies for Success
Current Issues at NIH: Grants Policy Updates (name change)
Data & Resource Sharing: Firming Foundations for Future Frontiers
Digging Deeper into Small Business Programs and Policies (SBIR/STTR)
Diversity in the Biomedical Workforce
eRA Commons: Interacting with NIH Electronically Post-Submission
Finding the Right Mentor
From Bench to Boardroom: Support for Small Businesses
Fundamentals of the NIH Grants Process and Need-to-Know Resources
Grant Writing for Success
Helping Academics Address Unmet Medical Needs
How Changes to Title 2 Code of Federal Regulations Affect You
Including Diverse Populations in NIH-funded Clinical Research
Innovators in Action: Case Studies
Intellectual Property: Understanding Requirements, Rights, & Recipient Responsibilities
International Organizations and the NIH Grants Process
Inventions, Bayh-Dole, & Reporting Requirements
Keynote with Dr. Michael Lauer
Let’s Look at Peer Review
Managing Compliance with the Public Access Policy
Master Class on Review Integrity
Navigating NIH Programs to Advance Your Career
NIH Intramural Training & Education Opportunities
NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP)
NIH Peer Review: "Live" Mock Study Section
Notice of Award Arrives….Now What?
Open Mike with Dr. Michael Lauer
Ready! Set! Submit! Application Preparation & Submission
Research Enhancement Award (R15) Program
Research Involving Animals: OLAW
Research Misconduct & Integrity
Rigor & Reproducibility: Back to Basics
SEEDing Healthcare Solutions
Tips on Making the Most of this Seminar
Understanding NIH Career Development "K" Awards
Understanding NRSA Fellowships “F” and Training “T” Grants
Using RePORT to Understand Who & What NIH Funds
Waddayawannaknow? Ask a GMO!
Writing an Effective "K" Application

If you utilized the On-Demand Library, which of the following did you find most useful:

Contracts: Finding Opportunities
Dr. Collins: Words of Appreciation & Inspiration
eRA Overview
eRA: Streamlining Administrative Supplements
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)
Finding & Understanding Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
How NIH Processes and Assigns Your Application
How to Identify the Right Contact at NIH
Master Class on Review Integrity
NIH Intramural Training & Education Opportunities
Registering & Reporting Results to ClinicalTrials.Gov
Simplifying Informed Consent
Take 5: NOSIs
Tips on Making the Most of this Seminar
xTRACT & xTrain: Your Tickets to Managing NIH Training and Career Award Documents

Thank you for your time to help us evaluate this seminar and the effectiveness of the program and platform.

If you have any questions or suggestions following the conclusion of this seminar, please contact us at NIHRegionalSeminars@nih.gov.