Grant Application Resources

• Research Development Services provides guidance and support for finding and applying for funding.
  • Proposal Development Guidance
  • Principal Investigator, Project Director, Co-Principal Investigator (PI, PD, Co-PI) Eligibility
• Grant Workshops for Postdocs by Meg Bennett, Research Development Services (2024; recordings of the online workshop)
  • Part 1: Look before you leap: Proposal development starts before writing
  • Part 2: Developing a compelling postdoctoral fellowship proposal
• Grant Development Resources: Who, When, What and How online panel by Cancer Center (2022)
• Federal Grant Opportunities for Postdocs: NSF, NIH, DoD webinar by Research Development Services (2024)

• How to Plan and Write a Successful NIH Proposal webinars by Research Development Services and the AtKisson Training Group (use your Arizona credentials to access).
• NIH for Postdocs Workshop: A Closer look at the F32 & k99/R00 Mechanisms, by Bekah Coskun, DrPH, Research Development Services (2021)
• NIH for Postdocs: presentation slides by Dr. Daniel Nuyujukian and Dr. Melissa Furlong (2021)
  • Preparing for a F32 application 
  • Preparing for a K99/R00 application 
• Distilling NIH Summary Statements and Guidance on the Introduction to Resubmission by Dr. Jamie Boehmer, Research Development Services (2022)
• NIH Grants Application Guide 
• NIH Grants Fundamentals - YouTube Webinars
• All About NIH Grants – Podcasts

• NIH Specifics Aims Page - Rhetorical Patterns and Components

  Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)

• NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships FAQs
• Ruth L. KirschsteinNational Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) Application Guide
• Understanding NRSA Fellowship "F" and "T" Training Grants

• NSF Grants.gov Application Guide
• Funding for Postdoctoral Researchers

If you are working on your own individual training grant, you will probably need information about campus resources and support. Here are some documents that may be helpful.

• The Institutional Environment section of a training grant may require information about the UArizona environment for postdocs; general information about what is offered by Postdoctoral Affairs can be found here. Postdocs are also eligible to earn a teaching certificate and a responsible conduct of research certificate. 
• 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.
• NIH Research Training and Career Development