CCS Trainees: Annual Progress Report

CCS Trainees: Annual Progress Report and Renewal Application Due: Monday, February 4, 2013 Please submit electronically to [email protected]

Every year, NIH requires a progress report on the training grant. The report includes information on budgetary and other administrative matters. Most significantly, it requires information on the progress of trainees. It is important that all trainees carefully fill out and return this questionnaire on time. Please notice the requirement that your advisor review and approve your summary of research activities.

If you are eligible for funding during 2013-2014 and wish to remain in the training program:  Students in their first year of funding must also complete the last page of this form entitled Renewal Application. The selection committee will review your progress report and this additional information.  Students in their second year of funding are eligible for a competitive renewal. Therefore, they must complete a new application (found at http://www.cogsci.umn.edu/train/applying.htm). The selection committee will review your progress report and your application.

Trainee Name:

Trainee email address:

Current Year in CCS Training Grant (e.g., first, second, …):

Department:

Current Year in Ph.D. Program:

List your advisor and co-advisor. For each, give name, department and laboratory name.

Advisor:

Co-Advisor(s):

Research Project, academic progress, and seminar participation: Summary: (Not to exceed 200 words)

Briefly summarize, in paragraph format, your course work and research progress during the past year, highlighting your accomplishments. Include mention of milestones in your Ph.D. program such as passing the prelim oral, or completing your first-year research requirement. Regular Seminars : Please list regular seminar activities in which you participate, e.g., weekly lab meetings (give the name of the lab and director), journal clubs such as the Affective Neuroscience journal club, etc.:

Publications and Presentations:

Conference Presentations

Please list any conference presentations in which you were an author.

Publications:

Please list any publications, including those in press or submitted. Please format using the following example! Underline your name in the citation. Use APA format. Example:

Humayun, M. S., de Juan, E., Weiland, J. D., Dagnelie, G., Katona, S., Greenberg, R., & Suzuki, S. (2003). Visual perception in a blind subject with a chronic microelectronic retinal prosthesis. Vision Research, 43, 2573-2581.

Human Subjects

Trainees whose work involves human subjects need to supply information on current IRB approval or exemption status. If your research does not involve human subjects, write NA (not applicable). Supply the following information:

IRB #:

Project Title:

Project PI:

Date Last Approved (must be within past 12 months):

Vertebrate Animals

Trainees whose work involves vertebrate animals need to supply information on current IACUC approval. If your research does not involve vertebrate animals, write NA. Supply the following information:

IACUC #: Project Title:

Project PI:

Date Last Approved (must be within past 12 months):

Training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)

HIPAA . Please list date completed and nature of HIPAA training. (U of M web tutorial meets this requirement).

RCR Workshops . Please list title and dates of RCR workshops (or equivalent web-based training) you have had, i.e. RCR Part 1 workshop sponsored by CCS on Nov. 11, 2003.

Program Activities

Research and Training Meeting with Advisors : I had a meeting with myself, my advisor, and my co-advisor to discuss my research and training program during Fall 2012: ___yes. ___no. Comment (if any):

Center for Cognitive Science membership : I am a full pre-doctoral member of CCS: ___yes. ___no. Comment (if any):

Center Reception : I attended the CCS Reception: ___yes. ___no. Comment (if any):

Center Colloquium Series : I regularly attended the CCS Colloquia Fall 2012: ___yes. ___no. Comment (if any):

I plan to regularly attend the colloquium Spring Semester: ___yes. ___no. Comment (if any):

CCS Training Meetings: I regularly attended the Training Meetings Fall Semester: ___yes. ___no. Comment (if any):

I plan to regularly attend the Training Meetings Spring Semester: ___yes. ___no. Comment (if any):

Spring Research Day : I plan to attend and present research at the CCS Research Day: __Yes. __No. Comment (if any):

Other “Nuggets”:

Please list any special accomplishments, not included above, or special opportunities that the training grant has made possible. Selected items may be included in our annual progress report to NIH to demonstrate how our training grant has advanced the training and research of our students.

Important: Your report on “Research Activities” summary must be reviewed and approved by your advisor.

Has your advisor reviewed and approved your research project and coursework summary as submitted in this report? __ Yes. __ No. Renewal Application

Students in their first year of funding through the cog sci traineeship who wish to remain in the training program must include the following additional items:

1) Unofficial transcript of grades through Fall Semester 2012.

2) One-page Research Plan, indicating research and academic goals for the next year of funding.

In addition, students in their first year of funding through the cog sci traineeship who wish to remain in the training program should solicit recommendations from program advisor and co-advisor (to be sent separately). These should be substantive letters of support that speak to the applicant’s qualifications and potential, as well as progress to date in the traineeship. The letters should clearly demonstrate how both the advisor and co-advisor are and will continue to be contributing mentors. The advisor and co-advisor need to give assurances that appropriate research facilities will be made available to the student. These letters should be emailed directly to the CCS office ([email protected]).