Form 1 NIH Grnats Conference feedback

OMB#: 0925-0648, Exp. date: 06/30/2024

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2023 Virtual NIH Grants Conference

Tell Us What You Think! Overall Feedback Form

Tell us about yourself

• What best describes your professional role?

 Investigator  Research Trainee or Postdoc  Grant Writer

 Department Administrator  Office of Sponsored Programs  Finance Officer

Other ___________

• List your total years of experience working with NIH grants:

 Less than 1 year  2-4 years  5-10 years

 10+ years

• What best describes your primary institutional affiliation?

 University - Large NIH Portfolio  University - Small NIH Portfolio  University – No NIH grants

 Small Business  Non-profit  Hospital

 Not from a research institution

How was your overall virtual experience?

• Were your expectations met with this online seminar?  Yes  No

• Was this online seminar valuable and worth your time?  Yes  No

• Would you recommend the seminar to others?  Yes  No

• Did the communications effective prepare you for the seminar?  Yes  No

• In the future, would you prefer the virtual experience for a seminar like this one over an in-person event?

 Yes  No

If you answered “No” to any of the questions above, please specify why: ________________________________________________________________________________________

To improve future events, please rate your experience with the following seminar components:

MAIN PROGRAM AGENDA	Topnotch	Good	Ok	Meh	Needs Improvement
Overall Experience with the NIH Program Agenda
Session Options
Online delivery: Balance of content and engagement.
Overall usefulness of information in sessions
Agenda schedule format

MEET THE EXPERTS EXHIBIT HALL	Topnotch	Good	Ok	Meh	Needs Improvement
Overall Experience with the Exhibit Hall & Booths
Ease of identifying booths of interest
Accessibility of NIH experts
Utility of Resources
Swag Bag & Video Vault Options

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES (If applicable)	Topnotch	Good	Ok	Meh	Needs Improvement
Networking Lounge
Social Media Wall
Leaderboard

vFAIRS ONLINE PLATFORM	Topnotch	Good	Ok	Meh	Needs Improvement
Overall Experience with the vFAIRS Platform
Registration process
Website navigation
Visual Experience
Technology effectiveness (Zoom, vFairs chat, etc.)
Technical Assistance (if applicable)

• If you were the coordinator for next seminar, what would you change to improve the attendee experience? ___________________________________ _________ ________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Do you prefer in-person or virtual format for seminars such as these?

 Virtual  In-person

• Let us know the 3 most useful sessions you attended:

TITLE	MOST USEFUL
Advanced Administrative Topics: Post-Award Issues
Advanced Administrative Topics: Pre-Award
After-Hours Conversation – Developing and Optimizing Your Mentor Relationships
All About Costs: A Post-Award Primer
Compliance Pitfalls & Strategies for Success
Current Issues at NIH: Grants Policy Updates
Developing your Budget
eRA Commons: Interacting with NIH Electronically Post-Submission
FCOI and Other Support: NIH and Grantees Working together
Fundamentals of the NIH Grants Process and Need-to-Know Resources
Grant Writing for Success
Keynote with Dr. Michael Lauer
Let’s Look at Peer Review
NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy in Effect….Are you Prepared?
NIH Next Generation Research Initiative: Training Future Biomedical Researchers
NIH Peer Review: "Live" Mock Study Section with Q&A
Notice of Award Arrives….Now What?
Open Mike with Dr. Michael Lauer
Planning Your Career Path: NIH Experts Share Their Perspectives
Ready! Set! Submit! Application Preparation & Submission
Roles, Responsibilities and Partnerships Throughout the Grant Life Cycle
Supporting Transitions from Academia to Product Development
Understanding NIH Programs

If you utilized the On-Demand Library, which of the following did you find most useful:

eRA Overview
eRA: Streamlining Administrative Supplements
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI): What You Need to Know
Finding & Understanding Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
How NIH Processes and Assigns Your Application
Master Class on Review Integrity
R&D Contracts (Part 1 of 2): Contract Administration and Getting Paid for Your Work
R&D Contracts (Part 2 of 2): Finding Opportunities and Writing Proposals –
Registering & Reporting Results to ClinicalTrials.Gov
NIH Grants Administration Take 5: NOSIs
xTRACT & xTrain: Your Tickets to Managing NIH Training and Career Award Documents

Thank you for your time to help us evaluate this seminar and the effectiveness of the program and platform.

If you have any questions or suggestions following the conclusion of this seminar, please contact us at NIHGrantsEvents@nih.gov.