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Introduction to Grant Writing

Location
Internet
Term
1st Term
Department
Clinical Investigation
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Class Time(s)
Wednesday, 5:00 - 8:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Khalil Ghanem
Kelly Gebo
Contact Name
Khalil Ghanem
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Covers all scientific portions of a typical NIH grant; both K and R-type grants [Specific Aims, Significance & Innovation, and Approach (Preliminary Data and Research Design and Methods)] and important non-scientific sections (e.g., biosketches, budgets, etc.). Covers the process of grant reviews. Writes a scientifically compelling Specific Aims page using the standard NIH format and will be able to formulate the other scientific and non-scientific portions of the grant.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Propose a set of inter-related research questions that would translate into a scientifically rigorous grant application
  2. Write a scientifically compelling Specific Aims page in the NIH format
  3. Formulate an approach to completing all scientific and non-scientific portions of a grant
  4. Review colleagues’ grant ideas in a constructive manner
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 40% Homework
  • 20% Peer-feedback
  • 20% Final Project
  • 20% Participation
Enrollment Restriction
GTPCI PhD and MHS students are not permitted to register for this course.
Instructor Consent
No consent required