The Grant Writing Academy was honored with an Innovations in Research Education Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)! The award highlights innovations in PhD, MD-PhD, and postdoctoral education and training, or early career development that enhance the institutional research mission.

We coach graduate and postdoctoral trainees in developing and articulating research strategies to tackle important scientific questions.

We help you STEP into success with grant writing by:

  • Supporting you in creating proposals and productive writing practice
  • Training you to write and edit efficiently
  • Empowering you to elicit and provide effective feedback
  • Providing you with coaching, editing and review of proposals and scientific writings

Why you should submit a proposal:

  • Writing rigorously clarifies and deepens your thinking
  • Articulating research priorities increases productivity and impact
  • Developing and communicating ideas is critical in all career paths
  • Eliciting and providing feedback strengthens mentoring relationships
  • Reviewing feedback improves your writing
  • Securing funding is an accomplishment and has positive career benefits

Mini Proposal Bootcamp

Saturday, March 16, 2019, 10:00am – 4:00pm Co-sponsored by GWA and SBSA, this one-day bootcamp is based on the Grant Writing Academy’s award-winning 8-week Proposal Bootcamp. It provides a time and place to write plus lunch, coffee, and snacks. Join short lightning talks about writing grants, and receive feedback and one-on-one coaching from the GWA’s Grant Coaches. Graduate Students schedule an additional coaching session for… Continue reading »

Your Research Idea in 1-page — Specific Aims

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Crystal Botham, Director of the Grant Writing Academy, discusses how to write your 1-page Specific Aims document at the 2015 Science and Art of Grant Writing: Developing a Research Strategy symposium. 28 minutes

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