Grantsmanship

 

Having a good research idea is only the beginning of success in today’s highly competitive funding environment. Grant applicants not only must know the range of potential funders; they also must have the skill to craft a competitive application that matches the funder’s objectives. To succeed, applicants must know how to strategically use the tools available to them to obtain a global perspective of funders, collaborators, competitors, relevant research, past and present. They too must understand the peer-review process and how funders decide which applications to support.  Grant Writing Mentors offers decades of experience as successful grantees, peer review committee members, scientific review officers, program officers, and federal policy writers. Collectively, we have written, read, edited, or reviewed thousands of applications. In fact, not only do our mentors have intimate knowledge of the policies and practices that govern the NIH grant process, in many instances they wrote and implemented those policies.  

GWM also recognizes the importance of a well-written grant application and to that end, GWM's science writer provides tips of effective writing as well as works with many of our course participants providing line-by-line editing.  

GWM works with colleges, universities, research organizations, and professional societies to develop customized workshops and seminars that vary from one- to two-hour overviews to intensive one- or two-day workshops, to multi-week grant writing courses.  GWM’s goal is to design a customized training program that meets the specific needs of your institution.  

Broadly, we offer training in:

  • Using Big Resources to Identify Potential Funders (Internationally)

  • Understanding How to Effectively Respond to Notices of Funding Opportunities

  • Successfully Understanding and Navigating Grant (e.g., NIH) Processes

  • Writing a Competitive Fellowship, Career Development or Research Project Grant Application

Sample Seminars

  • How to Use Big Data Resources to Think Globally About Your Research and Identify Potential Funders

  • Understanding How to Effectively Respond to Notices of Funding Opportunities (Federal and Private) 

  • Successfully Understanding and Navigating Grant (e.g., NIH) Processes

  • Understanding Peer Review and How Funding Decisions Are Made

  • Crafting your Specific Aims

  • Developing a Compelling Project Summary (Abstract)

  • Writing an Effective Fellowship (F), Career Development (K) and Research Project (R)

  • Strategies for Planning a Successful Research Training (T32) Application

  • Planning an Effective Clinical Trial

  • Human Subjects Protection Regulation and Policies including the New Common Rule

  • NIH Requirements for Single IRB review for Multi-Site Studies

  • Developing Your Budget