# Focus Sessions

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**College of Agriculture**\
 **International Research Academy 2025-26**

**Session 1: Welcome**

- Introductions
- Mentoring
- Concept notes
- Logistics

**Session 2: Previous mentors & participants**

Informal Q&A with past cohort members

- What went well in your experience?
- What are your suggestions for getting the most out of this program?
- What is your advice for working with your mentor?
- What reflections can you offer regarding the concept note?

Opportunity for new cohort participants to ask questions.

**Session 3: College connections**

- IPIA services and staff
- CoA faculty experiences working with IPIA

**Session 4: Campus connections**

- Office of Global Partnerships and Programs
  - OGPP’s domains and services
  - LOIs/MOUs/AAs
  - ISS and hosting visiting scholars

**Session 5: Brazil informational session**

- Roundtable discussion with faculty working with Brazilian programs

**Session 6: International proposals and grants**

- PERA (Purdue Excellence in Research Administration)
- Pre-awards office – proposal development, budgets, onboarding international subs
- Post-award office – working with international institutions, setting up grants
- Challenges and opportunities with international collaborators

**Session 7:****Brazil informational session**

- Roundtable discussion with faculty working with Brazilian programs

**Session 8: Sabbaticals and short-term assignments**

- Fulbright and Fulbright specialist programs
- Roundtable discussion on sabbatical experiences

**Session 9: Pre-travel orientation**

**Session 10: Concept notes**

- Presentation of concept notes and feedback.

**Session 11: Wrap-up**

- Next steps
- Assessment and feedback