Grant Proposal Plans, Sections, and Resubmission
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Grant Proposal Plans, Sections, and Resubmission
This course is part of Grant Writing for Health Researchers Specialization
Instructor: Anne M. Libby, PhD
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You will learn about preparing health research grant proposals, and subsequent resubmissions, avoiding common mistakes and using best practices.
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course is targeted to early career and novice researchers writing their first major competitive biomedical / health research grant proposals. After the course, you will be able to:
1) Identify key decisions in planning a grant proposal that reflect scope, timeline, expected outcomes, and audience; 2) Describe key parts of a grant proposal, large and small sections, and best practices for each; and 3) Describe effective responses to reviewers and recognize common pitfalls to avoid. We are faculty at a major research institution with proven experience training others to research career success. Research grant proposal planning, writing, and resubmitting are key skills. This course is part of a larger Specialization called Grant Writing for Health Researchers. Please consider taking the other courses on (1) Biostatistics study design and analysis for grant proposals, and (2) Scientific writing. Together, these have been a recipe for success for researchers at the University of Colorado and beyond. Upon completion, you will earn an e-badge to display your new skills. Please join us!
Before you write, you will learn to make key decisions about project scope, outcomes, and mentorship team.
What's included
9 videos1 reading1 assignment
9 videos•Total 39 minutes
- Introduction to Grant Proposal Plans, Sections, and Resubmission: Do this First•3 minutes
- Before you Write a Grant Proposal•5 minutes
- Major Grant Funders•5 minutes
- Grant Mechanisms and Expected Outcomes •5 minutes
- A Strong Mentorship Team•6 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Motivation for Research•4 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Talk to Program Officer at Funder•3 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Military Medicine Research Funders•5 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Military and Global Health Research•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- HANDOUT: Before You Start Writing•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Graded Quiz•30 minutes
Learn to write major sections of health research grant proposals: aims, approach, significance, and innovation.
What's included
10 videos3 readings1 assignment
10 videos•Total 51 minutes
- Introduction to Research Grant Proposals: Meet Your Instructor •6 minutes
- The Specific Aims Page and How It is Reviewed•6 minutes
- 5 Functions of the Specific Aims Page•4 minutes
- Key Elements of a Specific Aims Page•3 minutes
- Specific Aims Advice: Do's and Don'ts•5 minutes
- Research Plan: Significance and Innovation •7 minutes
- Approach Section: Preliminary Data•4 minutes
- Approach Section: Aims and Experimental Strategy•6 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Refining Research Questions•1 minute
- BONUS Interview: Narrow and Anchor your Research Question•7 minutes
3 readings•Total 15 minutes
- Dr. Libby's Recipe: Introduction to the Specific Aims Page of a Grant Proposal•5 minutes
- Recommended: Specific Aims Worksheet•5 minutes
- HANDOUT: Major Sections of Grants•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Graded Quiz•30 minutes
Learn to write persuasive biographical sketches, letters of support, and human subjects sections.
What's included
11 videos1 reading1 assignment
11 videos•Total 48 minutes
- Writing Your Biographical Sketch•5 minutes
- Personal Statement and Funded Projects•5 minutes
- Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors•5 minutes
- Contributions to Science•7 minutes
- Letters of Support•2 minutes
- Key Sections in a Letter of Support•5 minutes
- Drafting Your Letters•5 minutes
- Smaller Sections of Grant Proposals•2 minutes
- Human Subjects•5 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Organizing Grant Sections and Tasks•3 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Relationships with Communities and Collaborators•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- HANDOUT: Letters of Support•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Graded Quiz•30 minutes
Learn to describe strengths in research environments, data sharing and reproducibility plans, and reasonable budgets.
What's included
8 videos1 reading1 assignment
8 videos•Total 44 minutes
- Facilities and Other Resources•5 minutes
- Data Sharing •4 minutes
- Rigor and Reproducibility in Research•7 minutes
- Budget Planning•6 minutes
- Budgeting for People's Effort•5 minutes
- Right-Sizing the Budget•6 minutes
- Budget Justification•6 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Sex as a Biological Variable and Scientific Rigor•6 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- HANDOUT: Budget and Budget Justification•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Graded Quiz•30 minutes
Learn to master the challenge of grant resubmissions with a growth mindset and responsive changes.
What's included
11 videos1 reading1 assignment
11 videos•Total 42 minutes
- Introduction to Resubmissions: The Most Important Skill•6 minutes
- Resubmission Goals•2 minutes
- Resubmission Planning•4 minutes
- Resubmission as a New Proposal•4 minutes
- Summary Statement Analysis•6 minutes
- Your Written Response to Reviewer Feedback•4 minutes
- How to be Responsive in a Resubmission•5 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Dealing with Rejection•6 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Perspectives on Grant Rejection•3 minutes
- BONUS Interview: Responding with Positivity•1 minute
- BONUS Interview: An Essential Part of the Research Journey•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- HANDOUT: Resubmission•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Graded Quiz•30 minutes
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Reviewed on Nov 29, 2024
Very useful and informative for me as an early career scientists, despite that I'm not in the health research field.
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