This panel will present information on how researchers in the Arts & Humanities can develop their capacity to get funding for and do sponsored research. Panelists include Dr. Torin Monahan, Professor of Communication and Principal Investigator on multiple sponsored research projects; Dr. Philip Hollingsworth, the Program Administrator for the Institute for the Arts & Humanities Faculty Fellows & Grants Programs, and Ashley Mattheis, Research Development and Funding Consultant for the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and PhD. Candidate in Communication. Topics will cover practical strategies for developing a research trajectory, planning and using campus-based resources and programs, and sponsor -related approaches to developing researcher capacities, skills, and networks. Presentations will be followed by a period of Q&A/ audience discussion. Coffee will be served. Funded through an LDSP grant from The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill.