Live Courses
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.”
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
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.
- Workshop Highlights
Workshop highlights:
- Scheduled to align with NIH funding cycles
- Eight weeks per session
- Small groups (six to eight people)
- Mock study section included
- Application required