Neurosciences Grant Writing Accelerator Workshop
- Graduate Students
- Postdocs
Pathways to Neurosciences is partnering with the Grant Writing Academy to offer the Grant Writing Accelerator Workshop. The two-day Accelerator Workshop is on May 8 & May 22 from 9AM-4PM. The Grant Writing Accelerator Workshop is open to all Pathways to Neurosciences participants regardless of their grant writing stage or proposal type (NIH K Award or Fellowships (F99/K00, F31, F32) or non-NIH proposals. We will have lightning lectures about grant writing best practices as well as tips for drafting key proposal documents, such as the Specific Aims, Research Strategy, NIH Biosketch, Career Development Plan, etc. During interactive activities we will apply design thinking tools to prototype your next proposal.
What: Grant Writing Accelerator Workshop
When: May 8 & May 22, 9AM-4PM (lunch is provided)
Where: Stanford Neurosciences Building
Who: YOU and your Pathways to Neuroscience peers!
Why: Gain grantsmanship skills and utilize design thinking to outline your next proposal
Feedback from our 2022 participants:
“After attending the workshop, I feel less intimidated and more confident in going through the grant writing process.”
“Every part of the workshop was useful.”
Registration is Closed
The Grant Writing Accelerator Workshop is led by: Dr. Amy Nippert & Dr. Elizabeth Mayne.
Dr. Amy Nippert is a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford where she researches chronic pain. In both her graduate and postgraduate work, Amy has written multiple grants as well as served on informal grant study sections. In parallel to her academic writing, Amy has also focused on science communication, writing and editing articles for the general public. Amy is passionate about helping others achieve their writing goals. Starting from an undergraduate position as a writing tutor, she has continued to teach, mentor, and edit. As a grant coach, Amy is excited to help guide graduate students along the grant writing journey. In her spare time, Amy enjoys curling, ceramics, and reading science fiction.
Dr. Elizabeth Mayne is a physician scientist studying neurologic recovery in animal models of pediatric stroke. Clinically, she works in the hospital treating children with severe brain injuries. She has taught a wide range of topics, from kindergarten art classes to graduate level neuroscience seminars. Her grant writing experience includes writing, editing, and reviewing a range of proposals for both the NIH and private funding sources. As a previous participant in the K Empowerment Bootcamp, she is excited to return to the Grant Writing Academy as a Grant Coach co-leading the Pathways to Neuroscience Bootcamp.