Begin forwarded message: From: Rebekah K Hersch <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: How to Be Successful in Applying for a $200K-$800K Virginia Catalyst Grant Date: December 27, 2017 at 9:38:14 AM EST To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Rebekah K Hersch <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Dear Colleagues, I hope you are all enjoying a restful break. I wanted to forward the information below about Q&A sessions being held January 3rd and 4th on how to be competitive in the next round of Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corporation (VBHRC), funding. Please consider participation in one of the two sessions if you are interested in applying. Have a happy and safe new year! Rebekah Rebekah K. Hersch, Ph.D. Associate Director for Research Development Office of Research Development, Integrity, and Assurance From: McMahon, Megan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 9:55 AM Cc: Grisham, Mike <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Learn How to Be Successful in Applying for a $200K-$800K Virginia Catalyst Grant Dear Friends of Virginia Catalyst, We are offering two Q&A sessions to help prospective applicants learn more about how to be competitive in Virginia Catalyst's proposal process for our current round of grant funding. These 30 minute call-in sessions will be led by Mike Grisham, CEO of Virginia Catalyst, and will take place at the following times: * Wednesday, January 3, 10:00-10:30 am * Thursday, January 4, 2:00-2:30 pm Registration is available until January 3, 2018 through Virginia Bio. Click here to register.<http://www.vabio.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1048960&group=&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Virginia%20Bio> Please share this opportunity with others who may be interested in applying. About Virginia Catalyst's Funding Initiative The Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corporation (VBHRC), now known as Virginia Catalyst, is accepting applications/letters of intent (LOIs) for round eight of grants to fund the development and commercialization of life science projects that address major unmet needs for improving human health. The awards, which range from $200,000 to $800,000, will accelerate translational research in the Commonwealth of Virginia through collaborations between industry and Virginia research universities. The purpose of this funding is to: (1) fund innovative, collaborative, translational research projects that elevate the level of sponsored research at Virginia’s universities and have the potential to significantly improve human health and create high value jobs in the Commonwealth, and (2) accelerate commercialization of our research university inventions and discoveries and to achieve competitive critical mass through robust collaborations of our research universities and industry. Applications/Letters of Intent are due Feb 1, 2018 by 5:00 pm EST. Grants will be awarded April 2018. To learn more about Virginia Catalyst's funding initiative, please visit our website<http://www.virginiacatalyst.org/>. Megan McMahon Director of Operations Virginia Catalyst (VBHRC) 901 E Cary Street, Suite 900 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 461-9009 Website <http://www.virginiacatalyst.com/> | LinkedIn<http://secure-web.cisco.com/1hA76ErL8a5Io3IsXyBxt6iTkeD5_9LV2QPYG29jhXhbbGP0KONo-Kfv5n24q6gcQf4qDd9fgP5IUadonUjoAsLvk7W4WyxBc4vKhn-RGchfp6KiGLiwm8InD1vKbpcDe1fKAkEXfR_g286qZNMqDSyrp5nX8O0m-sLCpxAzVfVqn6LgnXt7pS4oIHd1UidRz6SwB_85-GSt9popdY1UcbKvL3E61RtwSVm5_RJp2lA8Z-JwFWG1bWOIdb8OveXfcwJe9MnXe7N7-LBlWcQHZRzOZJzK5daat886KTNOugALLO8-JgKCwWDO_qumZZCovO5pLZeQbCeS4O1B0tXpmupps4FbtPYGQiMWecrFu4KS8q1MYqFeD0jTJX6cwuLtFnIbFuuP03OJtEsQFu4RlrGIYjlmtLYBvKk-BlQh9zZGNCnXVNTvR5Qr4yebk-gEk/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fvirginiacatalyst> =============================================================== Stephen G. Nash Senior Associate Dean Volgenau School of Engineering George Mason University Nguyen Engineering Building, Room 2500 Mailstop 5C8 Fairfax, VA 22030 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Phone: (703) 993-1505 Fax: (703) 993-1633 http://volgenau.gmu.edu/web/volgenau/senior-associate-dean