DTHF: NIH Grantwriting Course

Fall 2024: 4 and 5 November 2024

Instructor Information


Andrew Medina-Marino, PhD
Principal Investigator, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
Honorary Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
andrew.marino@hiv-research.org.za


Shelley Facente, PhD, MPH
Principal/owner of Facente Consulting
Adjunct Professor, University of California, Berkeley
sfacente@berkeley.edu

Course Outline and Resources

OutlineResources to Download
Day one: Monday, 4 Nov

Morning slides
1. Types of NIH Proposals
2. Standard NIH Due Dates
3. Proposal Submission: The Big Picture
4. Components of an NIH Proposal
5. How to Structure the Specific Aims Page

Afternoon slides
1. Importance of Preliminary Data
2. How to Choose Your Research Team
3 .How to Structure the Innovation Section
4. How to Develop the Significance Section
5. Approaching Literature Review and Citations


Day two: Tuesday, 5 Nov

Morning slides
1. Human Subjects Documents
2. Biosketches

Afternoon slides
1. Writing the Approach Section
Handouts
Specific Aims Examples Handouts
Research Team Examples Handouts

NIH Grantwriting Instruction Guide
Instruction guide here (Forms H)

Sample Grant – R21
R21 Specific Aims and Research Strategy
R21 Full Grant Package (minus budgets)
R21 Summary Statement

Sample Grant – R01 (original submission, not funded)
R01 Specific Aims and Research Strategy
R01 Full Grant Package (minus budgets)
R01 Summary Statement
R01 Response to Reviewers (during resubmission)

Sample Grant – R01 (fourth submission, funded!)
Funded R01 Specific Aims and Research Strategy
Funded R01 Full Grant Package (minus budgets)
Funded R01 Summary Statement