Growing Opportunities: Research Funding & Awards Bulletin Board

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Curated list of biomedical funding opportunities, with emphasis on early career researchers, pilot research, and foundation sponsors. Check back often.

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Using Timelines to Diagnose Problems in Career Planning

Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD

Translating intended goals into a single simple image as a timeline is a powerful tool for staying on track.

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Fresh Ideas for Writing Innovation in Your NIH Grants

Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD

Remember you are marketing your ideas. Give your pitch to colleagues, family and friends until the innovation and value-proposition are clear in plain language.

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Mapping the Path for a K or R Submission

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If you'll be submitting a grant in June, now is the time to start preparations.  Pacing yourself is key to a successful grant submission that doesn't leave you wrung out.

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What I Wish I’d Known Before I Wrote My K

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Three K awardees share the advice they wish they'd received before preparing career development awards.

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Significance - NIH style

Lucile Wrenshall, MD, PhD

Make sure your significance section is significant

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A Smorgasbord of Grant Writing Pointers with a Side of Wit

Ashley Hood, PhD

Excellent food for thought and a generous portion of style pointers and common mistakes.

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NIH Diversity/Minority Supplements for Your R01

Rebecca Helton, MA

These are the easiest, and perhaps most rewarding, grants you'll ever get. Learn how.

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NIH Offers New Type of K99/R00

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In 2020, NIH will accept applications for a new career development award focused on diversity.

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Summer Reading for Work and Play

Lucile Wrenshall, MD, PhD

Reading recs for those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer that are just around the corner.

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