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.

• March 26 – Procurement and the university bid process with presenters Kristen Meade, UM System Director of Procurement, and Teresa Vest, Associate Director of Procurement
• April 23 – Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey and PeopleSoft data with presenters Craig David, Director of Sponsored Programs Administration; Hannah Brune, Associate Director of Sponsored Programs Pre-Award Services;  and Hansa Magee, Director of Research Analytics

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
• Howard Lee, Senior Post-Award Specialist, NextGen Precision Health
• Joseph Sall, Manager, Grants and Contracts, School of Health Professions
   

Previous presentations

You can access recordings and materials using your Mizzou login credentials.