Initiatives
Grant Works
In AY2027, HCRI is again partnering with Hanover Research to provide HCRI faculty members with access to professional grant development support. Through this partnership, faculty can receive assistance at multiple stages of the grant-seeking process, including:
- Strategic consultations on project concepts, funding mechanisms, and resubmission strategies
- Proposal reviews that provide detailed feedback and recommendations
- Proposal revisions that include direct edits
- Funding opportunity identification and prospecting support
- Other targeted pre-proposal planning activities
Faculty interested in grant support from HCRI and Hanover, should complete the Grant Works Interest form (form coming soon). HCRI director Jeff Hallam will then connect interested investigators with Hanover, and the Hanover team will then work directly with faculty to clarify goals, determine the most appropriate type of support, establish timelines, and coordinate project delivery. Faculty are encouraged to engage HCRI and Hanover as early as possible in the proposal development process, as doing so provides the greatest flexibility in planning support and maximizing the value of available resources.
Grant Works resources are available to current KSU faculty members who are also members of HCRI. If you are not yet a member, please complete the HCRI membership form to join HCRI today!
Grant Academy
Grant funding is an increasingly competitive process in which guided expertise is critical to crafting the most fundable research proposals. Describing one's research in a way that can be understood and valued is critical in the competitive selection process. In AYs2024, 2025, and 2026, HCRI partnered with Hanover Research to facilitate a comprehensive and detailed mentorship program for HCRI faculty members. This program was designed to strengthen emerging researchers' ability to produce highly credible and fundable research proposals that will expand and contribute to knowledge and literature in their respective fields and bring research prestige and funding to Kent State University. The Grant Academy supported faculty by putting them on a path toward submitting competitive proposals while equipping them with deeper grantsmanship skills and knowledge of the funding landscape.
Healing Stanzas
Healing Stanzas: Caring for our minds and bodies through reflective writing is a collaboration among the Wick Poetry Center, the Brain Health Research Institute, and the Healthy Communities Research Institute. This project combines the science of brain health and public health with the creative energy of the humanities to provide Kent State University students, staff, and faculty with an opportunity to improve wellness through reflective poetry.
Qualitative Research Methods Series
The Qualitative Research Methods Series is a collaboration among HCRI, the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, and the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Methods Program. This series aims to foster learning opportunities, generate new ideas, and create networks among qualitative researchers at Kent State University and beyond. The 2021-2022 three-part series consisted of the following sessions: 1) Innovations in Qualitative Research, 2) Planning for Analysis and Publication for Qualitative and Creative Research, and 3) Seeking and Securing Funding as a Qualitative Researcher. Recordings and materials from this series can be found here. Stay tuned for future sessions and workshops geared toward qualitative research.
More initiatives are coming soon!
