Training program: Grant Review and Support Program (GRASP)

Session dates: October 13, 20, & 27
Application deadline: August 20,2021

Multi-year program that guides junior investigators who have already obtained a career development award to understand the rules of engagement and the grant writing process, gain new skills, and to ultimately write competitive grant applications to achieve research independence.

Time commitment:

• Participate in an orientation workshop and grant writing module
• Participate in specific aims review and networking sessions
• Submit monthly online work plans through the duration of one’s K grant

Audience:

Grant-funded junior investigators aiming to improve their chances of obtaining independent research funding with the use of project management tools and long-term grant-writing guidance

Eligibility:

Investigators in the first year of a 4- or 5-year NIH K grant (such as a K23, K08, K07, K01, or K25) or equivalent career development award from a grant-funding organization (such as the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, or U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs)