Join the VOLARÉ Institute Cohort 1!
The VOLARÉ Institute is excited to announce the opening of applications for Cohort 1. Designed to enhance research capacity at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), this initiative offers a unique opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and grow your STEM initiatives.
Program Overview:
The VOLARÉ Institute aims to establish a series of research capacity-building institutes for HSIs. Each Institute will run a yearlong program aimed at broadening participation in STEM and cultivating a new research workforce at HSIs. The initiative leverages HACU's extensive network to provide accessible tools and information, fostering a robust and inclusive national research system.
The VOLARÉ Institute is focused on the pre-award, and the overarching goals of VOLARÉ are to catalyze research enterprise (RE), which is a collective framework of people, institutions, processes, and resources that supports capacity to secure research funding. This is accomplished by:
1. Providing HSIs with a framework for conducting systematic RE needs assessments and collaborative action plans.
2. Forming regional consortia among HSIs to develop and share RE resources and expertise.
3. Offering professional development, mentoring, and coaching to VOLARÉ institutions to pilot new RE strategies and enhance sustainability and growth.
Eligibility Requirements and Selection Criteria:
Eligibility: Current Hispanic-Serving Institutions and HACU-members.
Selection Criteria: Cohorts will be selected based on criteria such as support from campus leadership, faculty engagement in research, existing research enterprise capabilities, growth potential, and commitment to data-driven processes.
Participants: Administrative leaders, staff, and faculty.
For more information, see the abstract here.
To apply to be part of The VOLARÉ Institute, click here. Here's a PDF of the application for reference. The deadline has been extended to July 29, 2024.
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Program Timeline 2024-2025 |
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| July 29, 2024 | Applications due |
| August 20, 2024 | Review applications and select Cohort 1 |
| September 20, 2024 | Meeting 1: Overview of project and introduction of Institutions |
| September - November 2024 | Community of Practice formation/Campus Assessments |
| October 25, 2024 | Meeting 2: Introduction Assessment Tools by CoP |
| December 1, 2024 |
Meeting 3: Cohort meeting to present assessments and progress through CoP |
| December 2024 - January 2025 | Meeting 4: Orientation to RE Action Plan Tool in each CoP |
| February - April 2025 | Campus action planning |
| February 1, 2025 | Meeting 5: Virtual overview of the upcoming in-person event, including an overview of NSF GRANTED |
| March 22-23, 2025 | In-person 3-day meeting Preliminary Action Plan Continue community building |
| April 2025 | Meeting 6: Virtual research enterprise financial model workshop; Attend NCURA Pre-Award Meeting |
| June 2025 | Meeting 7: Present action plans, workshops on action implementation; Attend NORDP |
| May - July 2025 | Mentoring to implement action plans and write GRANTED proposals |
| July 2025 | Mentoring 8: Recognition event, end of program |
Don't miss this opportunity to participate in shaping the future of research at your institution and across HSIs nationwide.
For more details and to apply, click here.
