ADVANCE and FRDO host ongoing series on diversifying your research funding
ADVANCE at UNM and the Faculty Research Development Office are working together to provide workshops, resources and information to faculty to help navigate changing research rules and policies.
We have hosted some workshop in this series already, while others remain. Stay tuned to this page for details or email advance at unm dot edu to express interest.
UNM administrators are also providing updates on federal funding changes. Researchers can join several FRDO listservs as well.
Fall Workshop Schedule
Turning Your Scientific Discoveries into Real-World Solutions with NSF Funding | Sept. 11, 2025 | Access the replay | Access the slides Learn about NSF’s new funding opportunity—Translation to Practice (NSF 25-540)—that supports work to move basic science projects towards commercial applications. You can apply for funding to supplement an existing NSF award or submit a new application focused on use-driven innovation.
Cultivating Connections: Outreach, Engagement, and Fundraising for Local Change | Sept. 26 | Access the replay
How can you build partnerships beyond the university, reach local audiences, and raise funds for this work? We have suggestions and information about offices and organizations both within and outside UNM who can help.
Category III Research Centers at UNM: Infrastructure for Impactful Research | Oct. 17 | Access the replay | Access the general slides | Access the slides about the ARID Institute | Access the slides about CARC | Access the slides about CHTM| Access the slides about UNM GPS | Category III research centers and institutes exist alongside colleges or schools, with directors reporting to the Vice President for Research. Affiliated faculty and the centers’ scope of activities span more than one college or school. This panel discussion with multiple Cat. III Center Directors will introduce you to their work, their resources, and how you can get involved.
Contact frdo@unm.edu with questions on these events.
FALL 2025 Workshop replays
Learn about NSF’s new funding opportunity — Translation to Practice (NSF 25-540) — that supports work to move basic science projects towards commercial applications. You can apply for funding to supplement an existing NSF award or submit a new application focused on use-driven innovation.
How can you build partnerships beyond the university, reach local audiences, and raise funds for this work? We have suggestions and information about offices and organizations both within and outside UNM who can help.
Summer Workshop Schedule
From Capitol to Corporation: Unlocking Research Funding from the State and Private Industry | July 9, 1-2pm | Access replay | Anne-Laure Schmitt-Olivier, Research Translation Officer and Dave Hanson, Assistant Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research | Access the slides. Please note that some of the slides have links that require a log in with a UNM Net ID.
MacGyvering Funding Sources to Meet Your Research Goals | June 25, 2025 | Access replay | Hannah Yohalem, Assistant Director of FRDO and Andrea Orzoff, Faculty Research Support Officer, Faculty Research Development Office
Demystifying Foundation Funding | June 11, 2025 | Access replay | Jim O’Brien, Senior Director of Development for the Vice President for Research, UNM Foundation
Partnering with Explora Science Center for Broader Impacts | May 2, 2025 | Access replay| Explora Science Center Education Director Tara Henderson
Developing NSF Proposals Based on Updated Priorities | May 2, 2025 | Access replay | Hannah Yohalem, Assistant Director of FRDO
Summer 2025 workshop replays
Learn from ADVANCE at UNM and the Faculty Research Development Office in this workshop about updated NSF funding priorities and what they mean for your future NSF grant proposals.
Explora Science Center Education Director Tara Henderson talks about ways UNM researchers can partner with Explora on public outreach and education activities.
Jim O’Brien, Senior Director of Development for the Vice President for Research at the UNM Foundation, spoke about ways to include foundations as part of your potential research funding bucket.
Securing funding to meet your research goals can take some creativity and imagination. Get some ideas in this workshop replay with Hannah Yohalem, Assistant Director of the Faculty Research Development Office and Andrea Orzoff, Faculty Research Support Officer, FRDO.
Are you curious about whether state or private programs could be sources of funding for your research? This workshop with UNM Research Translation Officer Anne-Laure Schmitt-Olivier and UNM Assistant Vice President for Research Dave Hanson explores some of the options.