Science and Art of Grant Writing Symposium — Watch the Videos!

Offered next in 2023!

This symposium will address both practical and conceptual aspects of the proposal writing process. Participants will learn how to develop research strategies to tackle important scientific questions and tips for writing more effective proposals. Dynamic presenters will share insights about the grant writing and the review process. Target audience: graduate students, postdocs, clinical fellows, instructors.

2019 Watch the videos! (SUNet ID required)

• Increasing your Productivity as a Scientist – Crystal Botham – Director Grant Writing Academy
  
• Tips for Effective Proposal Writing – Jeremy Dahl – Associate Professor of Radiology
  
• Writing the Specific Aims – James Ferrell – Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Biochemistry
  
• Visualizing your Data – Sarah Heilshorn – Associate Professor of Materials Sciences and Engineering
• Designing your Training – Sofie Kleppner – Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs
• Stories from the Trenches – moderated by Olivia Martinez – Professor of Surgery with Mark Nicolls – Professor in Pulmonary and Critical Care and Bruce MacIver – Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
• Approaching the Program Officer – Mark Roltsch – VA Scientific Program Manager and prior Program Officer for NIH
  
• Organizing the Research Plan – Rachel Sparks – Proposal Editor School of Engineering
  

2017 Watch the videos! (SUNet ID required)

• Feeding Your Audience: Developing a Satisfying Research Proposal — Sofie Kleppner
• Making Your Idea Worth It — Latha Palaniappan
• Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Crafting Specific Aims — Martha Cyert
• A Formula For Success — Tanya Evans
• The Research Plan: Developing the Devilish Details — Tim Stearns
• A Formula For The Big Picture — Russ Altman
• A Formula For Abstracts — Russ Altman
• Stories from the Trenches Panel Discussion — moderated by Kathleen Sakamoto

2015 Watch the videos! (SUNet ID required)

• How Writing Strengthens your Research — Sofie Kleppner
• Optimizing Your Ideas — Russ Altman
• Your Research Idea in 1-page — Specific Aims — Crystal Botham
• Nuts and Bolts of Writing the Research Strategy — John Boothroyd
• Keeping Your Reviewer Engaged — Kristin Sainani
• Strategies and Tips for Proposal Success — Michael Levitt
• Stories from the Trenches Panel Discussion — moderated by Miriam Goodman