Training for Bench, Clinical, Biomedical, Translational
and Population Health Researchers
Application Deadline: Jul.29, 2022
Are you planning to submit a Career Development Award? Have you assembled mentors and developed a Specific Aims page, but want to ensure that you submit the most competitive application possible? The Career Development Award Grant Writing Workshop, sponsored by the BU CTSI, is open to Faculty and accomplished Post-doctoral Students/Fellows who will be remaining at BUMC.
Write a concise, rigorous specific aims page for a career development award application
Collaborate with mentors to formulate and refine a career development and research plan
Write all sections of a career development award application using appropriate grantspersonship strategies and with consideration of review criteria, and participate in a mock review
Provide constructive peer feedback on interim drafts of sections of career development award proposals. The ultimate goal is submission of a successful Career Development Award.
Eligibility Criteria
Plan to submit a CDA (K23, K01, K08, foundation career development award); this course does not cover K99/R00
Faculty and accomplished Post-doctoral Students/Fellows who will be remaining at BUMC; to be considered, post-doctoral students/fellows must have a letter from their leadership that they will be brought on as a faculty member
Able to attend every session; agree to actively participate and to complete writing assignments between classes
Note: this workshop is not appropriate forinvestigators who have submitted a CDA but do not yet have their scores back
The Funding Acknowledgementguides recipients of BU CTSI services, resources, or funding for projects or research through the grant citation process. All recipients are required to cite our grant number in associated presentations and journal publications.
