Description
This course is designed to coach a research team, consisting of an early- to mid-career investigator/trainee and their chosen mentor(s), through the process of drafting and organizing an NIH-style grant application.
Via distant learning modality, the course coordinator will systematically guide the team through the fundamental parts of a grant application, establish a timeline to complete all the necessary documents, and review and edit the proposal as necessary, prior to submitting the application for funding within two to six months after the Bootcamp is completed.
ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY:
- Be an early- to mid-career investigator with a doctoral degree in basic sciences or health-related field with a faculty appointment who has received limited extramural funding for research within the previous ten years of their career;
- Have committed to the time/effort necessary to meet writing milestones and deadlines to complete the proposal by the end of the course;
- Have submitted a proposal to ALLIANCE’s Pilot Project Program or any other intramural/extramural funding opportunity that was not awarded. Preference will be given to investigators that have submitted proposals to ALLIANCE’s Pilot Project Program;
- Have a mentor that is committed to participate in the Bootcamp;
- Letter(s) of recommendation and commitment from the chosen mentor(s)
- Have selected an appropriate funding opportunity, institute, program or grant mechanism to focus all grant writing efforts.
Complete the application here
Only two spaces are available for this opportunity!!
Deadline March 25, 2021
If you have any question don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Mariela Torres Cintrón at mariela.torres6@upr.edu.
