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Neurosciences Grant Writing Workshop Series & Office Hours

Categories: Graduate Students, Postdocs

This summer, in partnership with the Grant Writing Academy, we are offering flexible grant writing training and coaching designed to meet you where you are in your grant/fellowship writing adventure. We encourage you to participate in-person (meetings in Chem-H/Neuro building). Can’t make it in person? Don’t opt out, join on zoom.

Register below for our four informative, interactive workshops on grant writing and drop-in Office Hours.

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Sign up for all workshops or join only one! Option to attend in-person in ChEM-H/Neuro building, Room E255 or over Zoom for all workshops.

Workshop #1

Roadmap to a Finished Grant: Step by Step Guide to the Grant Writing Process

In this workshop, Grant Coach Amy will guide you in how to plan your grant writing efforts to maximize your productivity. Topics include examining the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), contacting the program officer, making a schedule, etc. Grant Coach Amy will also briefly touch on how to upload your grant and how to interface with Stanford’s Research Development Office (RMG). Join the Office Hour (July 1 at 5-6 pm) to develop your personalized writing schedule and list of priority action items.

Workshop #2

Putting the Specific in Specific Aims: A Workshop

In this workshop, Grant Coach Amy  will focus on how to highlight the unique and fundable aspects of your proposal on the 1-page Specific Aims document. You will gain an understanding of what components are critical, the level of detail, and common pitfalls to avoid. Join the Office Hour (July 18 at 5-6 pm) to begin drafting your Specific Aims document using our Specific Aims Outline from the All About the NIH K Award Workbook (Chapter 8 Worksheet).

Workshop #3

Focusing your Training Plan

At this workshop, you will develop a winning training plan that highlights Stanford specific training opportunities. Grant Coach Amy will demonstrate our “madlibs” format that you will use during the workshop to generating a rough draft of your training plan. Join the Office Hour (July 25 at 5-6 pm) to continue outlining a training plan designed to launch your research career.

Workshop #4

Just do it! Lessons in Focusing on Writing from a Master Procrastinator

This workshop  will focus on writing strategies proven to beat anxiety and procrastination. Grant Coach Amy will provide a brief background on the science of procrastination and then focus on easy to implement writing techniques. As a Master Procrastinator, Grant Coach Amy will share time-tested techniques she uses to finish her grants and other writing projects. Join the Office Hour (August 1 at 5-6 pm) to begin implementing strategies to improve your writing productivity.

 

Additional Office Hours are available! Learn More (click here)!

This workshop series is led by Grant Coach Dr. Amy Nippert. 

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 guide graduate students and postdocs along the grant writing journey. In her spare time, Amy enjoys curling, ceramics, and reading science fiction.