Grant Application Examples and Guides
- 2019 NIH, NSF & USDA grant information meetings
- NSF Grants.gov Application Guide
- NIH Grant F Series Samples
- Postdoctoral Research Development Grants (PRDG) Samples
- Writing an Effective K Application, presentation by Dr. P. Kay Lund and Dr. Henry Khachaturian (Division of Biomedical Research Workforce - NIH): Writing_an_Effective_K Award.pdf
- Successful NSF Grant Proposal, Forms, Panel Summary, and Main Grant Paperwork Examples (Link)
- Several NIAID investigators have agreed to share their exceptional applications and summary statements as samples to help the research community (Link).
- Research Development Services Proposal Preparation guidance
- Research Development Services Resources Catalog
- Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter (NetID login required)
- NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships FAQs
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New guidance documents related to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Proposal Development Tools: Tutorial for NIH RePORTER & Matchmaker – an overview tutorial of identifying past awards and how to determine the best Institute/Center for your concept; NIH R01 Proposal Guidance – general guidance for overarching proposal development for the NIH R01, and Distilling NIH Summary Statements & Guidance on the Introduction to Resubmission – guidance on how to best distill your summary statement and support your A1 submission.
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Additional examples of postdoctoral applications are available here (Access: UArizona NetID Required)
Other Useful Guides:
Webinars and Workshops
- NIH for Postdocs Workshop: A Closer look at the F32 & k99/R00 Mechanisms, by Bekah Coskun, DrPH, Research Development Services (UA)
- Preparing for a F32 application (Presentation slides by Dr. Daniel Nuyujukian)
- Preparing for a K99/R00 application (Presentation slides by Dr. Melissa Furlong)
Training Grant Resources
If you are preparing a training grant that will fund postdocs, or if your postdoc is working on their own individual training grant, you will probably need information about campus resources and support. Here, we provide some documents that may be helpful.
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Principal Investigator, Project Director, Co-Principal Investigator (PI, PD, Co-PI) Eligibility
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Institutional Environment, this is a description of resources and support that could be used in the writing of an institutional environment section of a training grant.
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Some training grants may ask for the list of professional development workshops offered by the institution. Although the schedule and titles of the workshops change from year to year, we have compiled a list of “typical” workshops offered each year. These workshops are either sponsored or co-sponsored by UArizona Postdoctoral Affairs or information about them is provided in our weekly email and on our calendar. Here is the list.
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) may require a Career Development Plan (CDP) for the F32, K awards, and other training grants. Here are some guidelines for creating a CDP.