268531 Strategies and tips for writing a successful NIH grant proposal

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 3:10 PM - 3:35 PM

Elizabeth Ginexi, PhD , Process of Care Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
This session will focus on key strategies that early career investigators can employ to maximize their likelihood of success when writing their first NIH grant application. Participants will learn how to identify scientific program staff at the NIH and how to find out which NIH institutes are supporting research in their areas of interest. Participants will learn how to write an initial research concept paper that can be used to engage NIH program staff and solicit their advice and input prior to submission. Program staff can assist investigators with many aspects of the pre-submission process including identifying the most appropriate program announcements, RFAs, and study sections. The value of successful early career mentoring also will be discussed with a particular focus on how to solicit assistance from academic and research institutions for writing, editing, and submitting the first NIH grant application.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Administration, management, leadership
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Discuss strategies to transform a research concept into a successful grant proposal List the roles of NIH staff in supporting investigators through the funding process Evaluate abstracts of currently funded projects to discuss their strengths and how they can inform grant writing

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been an NIH Program Director (at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse) for over 9 years. I have advised grantees at all levels of training and experience on successfully competing for NIH grants involving behavioral and social science research in public health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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