About us
Grant Connections is a monthly meeting of the Mizzou grants community that offers learning opportunities and covers hot topics in research administration, such as new sponsor guidelines and requirements.
Upcoming meetings
Virtual meetings are held at 10 a.m. You can join the meetings using this Zoom link.
Sept. 24 – ChatGPT in Grant Writing
Presenters: Liz Bent, research and grant development specialist, Graduate School, and Christie Terry, director of professional development, Division of Research.
Email grantsdc@missouri.edu to be added to the meeting invitation.
Grant Connections planning committee
A committee of departmental and central pre- and post-award research administrators leads Grant Connections. Have a topic of interest to the research and grants community? Please share your ideas with one of our committee members:
- Alysia Beaudoin, Grants and Contracts Administrator, School of Journalism
- Hannah Brune, Associate Director Pre-Award, Sponsored Programs Administration
- Callie Gates, Grant Writer Lead, Bond Life Sciences Center
- Chad Hampton, Associate Director Post-Award, Sponsored Programs Administration
- Catrin Johnson, Senior Business Support Specialist, College of Arts and Science
- Joseph Sall, Manager, Grants and Contracts, School of Health Professions
Previous presentations
You can access recordings and materials using your Mizzou login credentials.
| DATE | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 8-27-2025 | Federal updates and Q&A session Slides |
| 7-23-2025 | Professional development resources and recommendations Slides | Video |
| 6-25-2025 | Post-award discussion: answering your survey questions Slides | Video |
| 5-21-2025 | Tips and tricks with nonfederal agencies Slides | Video |
| 4-23-2025 | Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey and PeopleSoft data Slides | Video |
| 3-26-2025 | Procurement and the university bid process Slides | Video |
| 2-26-2025 | Connecting pre- and post-award Slides | Video | PI email |
| 1-29-2025 | Ask anything Q&A session Links | Video |