You may have an amazing research idea that will shake the very roots of the scientific world, but if it does not meet the requirements set o ut by the NIH and its Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs), your application will not get past the initial review.

The more time and effort you put into your planning process, the more effective it will be and the more smoothly your proposal writing will be. Every grant application requires a great deal of information, work and time, and planning ahead only helps you to stay focus on your goals.

Key Take-Aways:

• Effective strategies for developing an RO1 grant
• Why Impact is everything
• Creating a writing schedule—what to include
• Insider tips to develop a targeted Title for your proposal
• And more!

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In many ways your Abstract is one of the most important parts of your grant application. It reaches a broader audience than just your reviewers. In fact, it becomes a permanent description of your project, accessible to the general public, the press, politicians and taxpayers.

Just like every section of your application, you must have a strategy for the Abstract. And in this case, you have to tell your proposal’s whole story in a very limited space.

Join Dr. Marjorie Piechowski for this information-filled Webinar where she will teach you how to write for every possible reader and draw attention to the importance of your research.

5 Key Take-Aways:

• Understand How Your Abstract and Your Proposal Narrative Are Connected
• Identifying Common Errors in Abstracts and How to Avoid Them
• When to Write the Abstract
• Examples of Successful Abstracts: See What Was Included and Omitted
• Strategies to Help Your Abstract Influence Proposal Succes.

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Your grant application is — in many ways — a story. Each section must grab attention and build your case for funding, within page and character limits. So you must make the most of every word you write — including what you say about yourself in your Biosketch. This section is more than a simple biography of the principal investigator and other team members. You can use this area creatively to increase your chances of obtaining the funding you seek.

During this webinar Dr. Dorothy Lewis will reveal tricks of the trade and recommended tactics for effectively presenting your capabilities. For example, how to highlight what is most pertinent, the importance of uniformity across your team members’ biographies, and key words, phrases, publications and topics that will impress reviewers.

5 Key Take-Aways:

• Personal statement dos and don’ts
• Best published papers to show off your talents for the proposal
• Consistent conformity to the new application format among all collaborators
• Importance of customizing your CV with different emphasis
• Ideal ways to leave a positive impression on the reviewer.

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A research strategy is not just about experiments, but how you think about solving the problems raised. To successfully meet the requirements of the research strategy component of the NIH grant you must provide a clear picture of your research and its impact, how you will overcome challenges and what you hope to accomplish.

Learn how by joining grant writing expert, Dr. Dorothy Lewis, during her Webinar “NIH Research Strategy: Actionable Next Steps to Develop a Winning Proposal.” You’ll walk away from this valuable Webinar with actionable next steps to help you tackle each component of the research strategy and develop a winning proposal.

5 Key Take-Aways:

• Importance of clarity in the specific aims and matching to approach section
• How to impress the reader regarding innovation and your credentials
• Level of detail needed in approach
• Importance of focusing on strategy, not INDIVIDUAL experiments
• Importance of showing the reader that you can interpret your own data

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If your proposal involves human subjects, you must upload several separate documents indicating who will be involved, why and how they will be impacted. Consequently, you’ll need to thoroughly understand the regulatory and ethical issues associated with human subjects, as well as institutional review board (IRB) processes. Additionally, you will have to consider NIH’s position on including of women, minorities and children in your project.

Join Jaime A. Arango Ed.D. during this insightful webinar and walk away with actionable next steps to make sure you will conduct your research according to all the applicable rules. And you will have the tools to ensure your proposal includes the appropriate details so reviewers will have no questions about what you intend to do.

5 Key Take-Aways:

• A thorough understanding of exempt categories
• Recognizing the IRB’s role in reviewing the research protocol and proposal
• The importance of equitable subject selection and its historical underpinnings
• What IRBs may be looking for when examining your project
• Understand NIH’s human subject compliance resources

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If you are using human or animal test subjects and/or select agents, NIH wants to know how and for what. Consequently, you will have to upload specific information as part of your grant application. But be sure you do not use these documents to bypass the Research Strategy page limits.

Both you and your institution must assure NIH that human and animal test subjects will be protected. NIH cannot award any grant until such assurances are on file with the agency.

Include enough information so reviewers will have no questions about what you propose to do. And before NIH can fund your grant application, there must be a Human Subject Assurance on file with the Office of Human Research Protections. This is usually handled at the institutional level.

Similarly, for proposed research using vertebrate animals, there is specific information you must include regarding the animals’ treatment and the rationale for including them. Also, an institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) must review and approve your proposal before you submit it. At NIH, an Animal Welfare Assurance must be on file with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW).

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The revised NIH grant application form now demands specific information regarding how your environment uniquely contributes to your research’s success. This new requirement — one of the five key criteria the agency scrutinizes as part of the review process — is both an opportunity and a challenge.

During this uniquely focused webinar, Dr. Karin Rodland will review the specific information NIH expects and how reviewers process it. She will also give you hints and strategies for using this section to further set your application apart and enhance your chances of success.

Key Webinar Take-Aways:

• Highlight what is important and unique about your research
• Succinctly differentiate your environment from your competitors’
• Demonstrate institutional commitment, particularly if you’re an Early Stage Investigator
• Describe your environment and equipment in an engaging way to keep the reader’s interest
• Express independence, if an Early Stage or New Investigator
• Avoiding pitfalls: What to include and what to omit

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One of the most challenging questions posed by the NIH short form is, “How much money do you think you need to do the proposed work?” This open-ended inquiry can be a minefield for PIs who’ve struggled with the budget section before. If you indicate a number on the lower end, the reviewers may think you can’t plan adequately or accommodate unforeseen setbacks. If you’re number seems too high, the panel may think you’re trying to “game the system.” So exactly, how do you determine your budget, and what do you say about it?.

During this number-crunching webinar Dr. Dorothy Lewis will highlight the differences between modular and detailed budgets and reveal how to balance NIH wants and needs with your institution’s requirements. You’ll learn how to write budget justifications and estimate expenses. And find out the NIH rules on allowed amounts.

5 Key Take-Aways:

• A realistic perspective on costs
• Proper budget justification for the monies proposed
• Your institution’s likely needs for local-level approvals
• Money pits in modular grants
• How to know what research ideas will cost more than others

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You’ve spent weeks, perhaps months, completing your grant application, and you think it’s perfect. No misspellings or bad grammar. No math errors in the budget. But before you submit it, you need to give it a final look—like an airline pilot doing a flight check before takeoff. Why? You may have made a mistake you’re not even aware of. A 2010 NIH review of 45,000 applications identified the most common blunders and troublesome areas in its applications.

During this pragmatic webinar, Dr. Marjorie Piechowski will present strategies for breaking your final grant application review into four specific areas. These tactics will improve your chances of funding by submitting the best possible application, especially if you presented it a few days before the deadline. And although the focus will be on NIH, these approaches apply to other agencies’ applications as well.

5 Key Take-Aways:

• Top 10 most common errors on NIH applications
• Awareness of your application’s most error-prone sections
• Four-part strategy for reviewing your proposal before final submission
• Prioritized checklist of what is most important/necessary to review
• Window for corrections on applications submitted days before the deadline

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Once you have submitted your application to NIH, it goes through a few levels of review. First, the Center for Scientific Review performs a cursory assessment, checking for errors that automatically disqualify an application.

If there are no errors, the center sends your proposal to the group of reviewers known as the IRG. From there, your application goes to a study section (SRG).

The SRG is composed of roughly 20 scientists, mostly non-federal, who have expertise in relevant disciplines and current research areas. The scientific review officer (SRO), who is an NIH staff member, leads this group and appoints a few key reviewers to analyze your proposal in detail. The remaining members scan your application, reading only certain sections in depth.

The study section votes and scores your application on the five review criteria: Significance, Innovation, Approach, Investigator(s) and Environment. The group also evaluates your project’s Overall Impact. The SRO compiles a summary statement that includes your application’s scores as well as a more detailed critique.

After the SRG’s assessment, your application goes to institute/center national advisory councils for review. Councils are composed of both scientists and lay members chosen for their expertise and activity relating to health and disease. Your application is only eligible for funding if both the study section and the institute/center advisory council recommend it.

During this insightful webinar, your expert presenter shares:

• Ask yourself these top questions before submitting
• How to avoid the most common mistakes (serious and minor)
• Expert tips to make your grant flow without too many words
• Find out which section low scores are mostly associated with
• And more!
  

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