Training program: Grant Review and Support Program (GRASP)

Session dates: October 1, 8, & 15, 2025
Application deadline: August 26, 2025

This popular multi-year program supports K awardees in the transition to research independence. Participants receive ongoing support and guidance in preparing grants throughout the duration of their career development grant.⁠ Hundreds of investigators have acquired grant funding after completing this program.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

• Be a Harvard-affiliated junior faculty clinician/translational-investigator
• Be a recipient of a 4 or 5 year Career Development Award (typically a NIH K grant such as a K23, K08, K07, K01, K25, K99 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))
• Be in the first or second year of their grant
• Agree to actively participate in the mandatory components of the program
• Receive an endorsement from a primary mentor supporting their participation in the program

Learn more about the program and apply.