GRANT WRITING

PHMSCI 741

Develop a National Institutes of Health (NIH) F31-style predoctoral fellowship grant proposal in pharmaceutical sciences, suitable for external submission or a preliminary exam. Participate in peer review, small group collaboration, and proposal critique.

NUTRSCI 745

Interactively address the knowledge, approach, and professional skills (conceptual, technical, and writing) required to create a successful grant proposal and initiate a career in research. Format is focused on the planning and completion of NIH-style grant proposals. Lectures and workshops will address the development of long term goals, hypotheses, and specific aims, as well as research design and methodology. Basic guidelines and approaches to proposal review and scoring are also covered. Several key components of a grant proposal will be generated using an iterative and peer-supported process.

ONCOLOGY 735

Scientific writing. Evaluation of exemplar fellowship applications. Creation of a research proposal with iterative, constructive feedback. Constructive, articulate feedback on classmates' writing.

S&APHM 701

Prepare to enter professional careers requiring knowledge of grant-writing. Mechanics of proposal writing and social aspects of "grantsmanship," skill development in identifying sources of grant funding, practice research to support applications, and tailor proposals to specific audience interests. Utilizing an iterative and peer supported process, draft parts of an R36 dissertation grant.

CSCS 510

Theoretical and practical background in designing and writing grant proposals. Develop skills to locate funding opportunities, summarize program elements, create budgets, and write competitively. Emphasizes writing skills, budget creation, building collaborative partnerships, understanding funder interests and priorities. Analyzing requests for proposals, writing needs statements, methods, budgets, peer review.