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Engage in virtual, instructor-led sessions designed for real-time discussion, hands-on learning, and meaningful connection with peers and experts.

Successfully Earning a K (SEAK)

Who it's for: early career researchers, Ph.D. researchers

Get support with and feedback on writing for your initial career development award.

Workshop Highlights

  • Offered three times per year, aligning with NIH funding cycles
  • Six to eight weeks per session
  • Small groups (six to eight people)
  • Prerequisite: drafted or well-formulated K project with specific aims page
  • On-demand courses
  • Mock study section included
  • Application required

“SEAK really helped me to refine my grant … and helped me communicate in a way that would make the grant better received by a broad audience.”

Jennifer Gill, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Dermatology and recent K-awardee

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K to R Grant Writing Series (Pre-SOAR)

Learn the major components required for a successful R grant submission and ensure the focus of your research supports future grant submissions. A final session run by a professional grant writer brings everything that the scholars have learned together to facilitate a successful R grant submission. Participants receive feedback from the facilitator and peers on a different application section at each session.

Who it's for: K awardees, Ph.D. researchers

Workshop highlights:

  • Biweekly sessions
  • Held virtually via Teams meetings
  • Additional support from online grant writing tools and resources
  • Prerequisite: a commitment to apply for an R01 in the next two to five years
  • Application required

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Successfully Obtaining an R (SOAR)

Who it's for: K awardees, Ph.D. researchers

Get help with writing to successfully obtain an R grant. SOAR uses small-group interactive grantsmanship coaching to craft a fundable proposal.

Sign up for SOAR