Office Hours

MCB PO Office Hours. Join us the second Wednesday of every month at 2-3PM EST and connect with MCB program officers! For more information go to mcbblog.nsfbio.com/office-hours

MCB now hosts monthly Program Officer office hours on the second Wednesday of the month, from 2-3 PM EST.  Each month we’ll announce a topic of discussion and share a new registration link to join via webcast. Program Officers will share information on the month’s topic for 20-30 minutes, followed by an open question and answer session; call in and listen or ask whatever’s on your mind.

Register for Office Hours here.

Schedule of Upcoming Office Hours

  • August – office hour cancelled
  • Sep 9, 2020 2-3pm EST (Topic: How to Write a Great Ad hoc Review)
  • Oct 14, 2020 2-3pm EST
  • Nov 18, 2020 2-3pm EST
  • Dec 9, 2020 2-3pm EST

Previous Office Hours

Topic: Ask us Anything! Open-ended Q&A (July 8, 2020)
Topic: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Proposal Writing (June 10, 2020)

Topic: BIO-wide Office Hours on CAREERs

Topic: BIO-wide Office Hours on COVID-19 Response (April 1, 2020)

Topic: Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (March 11, 2020)
Topic: What to include in a one-pager (February 12, 2020)
Topic: Collaborative Research Proposals (January 15, 2020)
Topic: Broader Impacts (December 11, 2019)
Topic: Funding Opportunities (November 13, 2019)
Topic: Introduction to Division (October 9, 2019)