Section outline

  • Lecture:  Introductions and Course Overview

    Introduction, Review syllabus, What to expect from an academic research career, Types of grants and Introduction to the Specific Aims section

    Faculty:  Erin Van Blarigan

    Location (Access restricted to registered students): Zoom

    • Session Slides:

    • Slides for Week 1 File

    • Discussion: Who am I presenting myself as, where is my career going, and why do I need this grant to get there?

      • What's your hook?
      • What are you doing now?
      • Where do you want to be in 5 years?
      • How will a training/research grant help you get there?

    • Assignment 1, due 8a 1/11:

      1. Create a bulleted outline of the Specific Aims section for your research idea. Read the text and fill in your bullets in the “Create Your Bulleted Outline” document that can be downloaded from http://www.grantcentral.com/downloads/

      2. Turn in a link to the PA (or other grant mechanism) that you plan to apply to and a list of potential sponsors/mentors on your grant. In a few sentences, describe the sponsors/mentors’ areas of expertise and what role they will play in your training.

    • Assignment 1

    • Reading (to be completed prior to next class on 1/13):

    • Tips on Writing National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship Proposals From Real NRSA Reviewers: http://www.pitt.edu/~gsiegle/Siegle-f31hints-BehaviorTherapist10_fordistrib.pdf OR http://www.pitt.edu/~gsiegle/khints-wholeworld-062615.pdf (K applicants). These docs are old (but still helpful) so some of the links within these docs are not current.

    • Learn about the types of grants available to individuals at your career stage by exploring these websites: https://researchtraining.nih.gov/career-path https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career-development 

    • Look over the program announcement (PA) for your chosen grant mechanism