Public Health Grant Writing

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide doctoral students the knowledge and skills to prepare clear, effective, and persuasive grant applications to biomedical and public health funding agencies. All important aspects in the academic funding process will be covered. They include identifying the right funding opportunities, asking significant and innovative research questions, communicating the application effectively to tell your scientific story, and understanding the merit review process to make reviewers your research advocates. Students will develop a NIH grant application for a research project including specific aims, research strategy, human subject protection, budget, and biographic sketch. In addition, students will learn how to critically review and revise a grant application.