Manage Your K Award and Learn From Your Peers
K Club is a year-long program of one-hour monthly meetings that include seminars, Q&As, panel discussions, and other activities, which enable career development award holders to network and learn how to manage K awards.
This program is open to any K/career development award holder from any UMB school or department, and typically includes about 50 people.
Discussion topics from past events have included:
- Peer Group Discussion on Strategies for Perseverance and Maintaining Momentum
- Strengthening Your CV for Promotion
- Strategies for Getting the Most out of Your K Award
- Tips for Successfully Transitioning from Your Career Development Award to Independence
- Negotiation Skills
- Pivoting & Overcoming Setbacks in Your Research
- Bridge Funding & Strategies for Overcoming Challenges in the K to R Transition
- Work-Life Balance
- Building Your Research Team
- Diversifying Your Funding Portfolio
If you hold an active career development award and would like to participate in this program, please email Marey Shriver.