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B.U.I.L.D. Research Challenge

Complete the tasks below and you will be entered into a raffle to win a Weekly Prize!

Use the link at the bottom the page to enter in your completed tasks. Each task equals one ticket into the raffle! Mark all tasks that you have completed. If you did it this week or last year, it counts!

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Week 5

B - Begin

    • Link to susie@byu.edu, 801-422-3607
    • Please email Susie@byu.edu to begin the process of creating an ERa commons ID. Provide 3 possible ID names between 6 and 30 characters long. This ID cannot be changed later on so please be thoughtful in what your want your ID to be. Please reach out to Brittany with any questions.

  • ORCID: Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier. ORCID strives to enable transparent and trustworthy connections between researchers, their contributions, and their affiliations by providing a unique, persistent identifier for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities.

  • Pivot: A database used for searching funding opportunities for all disciplines.

    • To Create Your Login:
      Use Institutional Login Credentials (SSO)

    • To Explore:
      Select “advanced search” located below the search bar and enter key words associated with your project in mind.

      Use the bar at the left to filter your search to better fit your project needs. (Research

      Grant, Academic Institution/Non-Profit, Submission Deadline Dates, Keywords, etc.)

      Then, explore the grant opportunities available for your area of research.

    • Browse Area Specific Funding here: https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_main
    • Register here: https://pivot.proquest.com/register

U - Update

    • Email Brittany a short synopsis of your project along with 3-5 key words that best describe the topic/funding you are looking for. She and her Research Assistants will work to put together a list of funders that would be the best fit for you and your project.
    • Contact:
      brittany_freeze@byu.edu
      (801) 422-5869
    • Make a social media post that highlights something that you learned from another researcher.

I - Investigate

    • Browse BYU’s Research Development Office website. Click on “Upcoming Events” and email Brittany one event (upcoming or from the past) that you might be interested in attending.
    • Start here: https://researchdevelopment.byu.edu/
    • Starting with internal grant opportunities is a great way to prepare for external opportunities. Take a look at what grants BYU offers!
    • Start here: https://fhssgrants.byu.edu/

L - Learn

D - Do

  • Thank someone for their research and let them know how their research impacted your research.

B - Begin

    • Collaborations are very important when it comes to receiving funding. If you have been working with someone and have not published together yet (or much), start drafting an article with both of your names on it.

U - Update

    • Schedule a meeting with your faculty mentor to discuss funding outlets.

I - Investigate

L - Learn

D - Do

    • Login to your google scholar account.
    • Locate where it states that you can download your citations (RIS format).
    • Save that on your computer.
    • Login to SciENcv.
    • Select “My bibliography”.
    • Click “Add citation button”.
    • Select “From a file”.
    • Browse your computer for your downloaded copy from your google scholar account.
    • If you run into any problems, email Brittany!
    • Graphics can be a powerful way to deliver complex or long-winded information in a concise and easy-to-read setting. Reviewers love a break from text and well-done graphics can go a long way. Think about the parts of your research that could or need to be explained within a graphic and create it.
    • Send your infographic creation to Brittany.

B - Begin

    • This number will be located at the bottom of your most recent contract letter. There will be a section that states your 8-month base pay. This Is the number used to determine your summer salary when you are part of a research project.
    • Write down 3 research project ideas and leave them on your desk or laptop so that you can keep thinking and building on your ideas.
    • Feel free to email your ideas to brittany_freeze@byu.edu

U - Update

I - Investigate

L - Learn

    • Access the Matchmaker Tool here: https://reporter.nih.gov/matchmaker
    • Put in your topics of research in the search bar and see what program officer may be the best fit for you. Browse the projects that have your topic. Then, select the Program Officer Tab. Browse which institutes fund topics like yours. See what Program Officer has worked with the most projects funded with your topic.

D - Do

  • Steps:

    1. Login to your profile here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
    2. Click on your name in the upper right-hand corner.
    3. Select “Settings.”
    4. Scroll down to where it says delegate.
    5. Add brittany_freeze@byu.edu as a delegate so she can help you edit your BioSketch and current and pending documents.

  • Steps:

    1. Login to your profile here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sciencv/
    2. Locate SciENcv at the bottom right of the screen.
    3. Select “Create new document.”
    4. Give the Biosketch a name (project title, your name, etc.).
    5. Select “NIH Biosketch” or “NSF Biosketch.”
    6. Select if you want to make it public or private.
    7. Select “Create.”
    8. Select each edit tab and enter updated information.
    • Access the training here: https://irb.byu.edu/citi-training
    • The linked website provides step by step tutorials on how to access the CITI program through BYU credentials. Other workshops are included on the link as well.
    • Put together a letter of intent that is 1-3 pages. Use figures, graphs, or other images that can help the reader understand your research project. Make sure they understand what problem you are addressing, why this is a problem, what you plan to do to fix it, why this method is the best method, why the people on this project are the best people to solve this problem, and how your project will help to solve/alleviate this problem.

B - Begin

U - Use/Utilize

I - Immerse/Investigate

L - Learn

D - Do

Complete any activity that you didn’t get the chance to try from the past 4 weeks!

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