Register for U of A Research Camp, Jan. 6-7

Unlock Your Research Potential at the 2026 Research Camp!

Are you ready to elevate your research journey? The 2026 Research Camp is back — bigger (expanded to two days in 2026), bolder and designed to elevate your grantsmanship skills, ignite your curiosity, confidence and connections. Day one is tailored to faculty hired since 2022, and day two is open to all faculty and will conclude with a faculty recognition reception.

When: Tuesday & Wednesday, Jan. 6-7, 2026
Where: School of Law Building, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Why You Should Attend

Connect. Learn. Prepare.
Join a community of driven scholars ready to collaborate across disciplines, discover untapped funding paths and turn ideas into impact.

• Connect: Build powerful interdisciplinary partnerships that move research from concept to collaboration.
• Learn: Gain insider insight into funding opportunities, compliance and research tools.
• Prepare: Chart your course for promotion and tenure and thrive in a rapidly changing research landscape.

What You'll Experience

A high-level schedule for both days is below. A full agenda and event details will be provided to registrants by mid-December.

Day One — Early Career Faculty Focus

• Grant Lifecycle Roadmap: Learn from research administrators about updated processes and efficiencies in the grant process on campus
• Panel Discussion: Strategic Planning for Promotion & Tenure Success
• Showcase (during lunch): Booths from core facilities, centers and institutes, and grant support teams who can address your specific needs
• Building your Scholarly Reputation for Promotion & Tenure and Beyond
• Program Officer Outreach: Learn how to build relationships that open doors
• Hear from your fellow faculty members who have extensive experience serving on review panels or as program rotators or principal investigators in NSF CAREER, NIH Early Career and Social Sciences & Humanities (concurrent sessions)

Day Two — All Faculty Focus

• Science Communication: Craft compelling stories that make your research unforgettable.
• AI Policy for Researchers: University policy and general use guidelines.
• Transdisciplinary Teaming: Collaborate across fields for greater funding success. Hear from successful teams about their journey and get inspired.
• Alternate Funding Sources: Securing funding from diverse sources, including foundations, state government and industry.
• Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Core Facilities Exchange (CFE) Program: Join us for lunch hosted by the ARA CFE Program to learn about this statewide program.
• Grant Sessions: Various concurrent sessions from small grant opportunities to larger programmatic federal grants.
• Paths to Success: Concurrent sessions on project management for research projects and book publishing with academic presses.
• Technology Ventures & Commercialization: Identify, protect and commercialize intellectual property.
• Celebration & Reception: Raise a glass to first-time awardees in FY25 and FY26 and your own next step forward.

Who Should Attend?

Whether you're launching your first proposal or expanding your research network, Research Camp is your opportunity to refuel, reimagine and rise.

Attend one or both days—just don't miss it!

Preference for day-one registration will be given to faculty hired since 2022.

Register here!

Don't miss out—register by Dec. 5 to secure your spot.

This event is co-sponsored by the Division of Research and Innovation and the Office for Faculty Affairs.

Join us for a transformative day of learning, collaboration and inspiration!