GRANT WRITING FOR THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

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The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the scientific process and translate it to effective grant writing for biomedical sciences. Topics covered include hypotheses development, strong inference, how to write specific aims, how to generate ideas, federal grant processes with emphasis on National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and Veterans' Affairs, how to evaluate calls for grant applications, grant construction, and stylistic writing approaches. Students will compare and contrast successful and unsuccessful grant submissions.