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Grant Writing:
Best Practices for Competitive NIH
Research Grant Applications
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
12:00 to 2:00 pm
Virtual Conference

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AGENDA
Types of NIH Research Grants
The NIH Grant Review & Scoring Process
Components of an NIH Research Grant Application

Q&A

Best Practices for Competitive NIH Research Grant Applications

Q&A

TOPICS COVERED

1. Types of NIH research funding mechanisms (e.g., grants, cooperative agreements, contracts);

Including those that provide comprehensive costs for a research project (e.g., R01) 

and those that provide funding for pilot studies (e.g., R21, R03). 

3. Details on the individual components of an NIH research grant application; 

including the Research Strategy (Significance, Innovation, Approach), 

Specific Aims, Title, Abstract and the required compliance sections. 

4. Best practices and approaches for completing each component of an 

NIH research grant application vis a vis NIH's review criteria. 

5. What to do before you start as well as during the grant writing process

to increase your chances for success. Common problems reviewers

have identified in applications submitted by new investigators.

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