FUNDING AND GRANTSMANSHIP
FOR RESEARCH AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
A
COURSE FOR COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, POST DOCTORAL SCIENTISTS,
CLINICAL FELLOWS, NEW INVESTIGATORS, FACULTY, & ADMINISTRATORS
Those not wishing to formally register are welcome to audit the course.
M9780, Pass/Fail*, One Credit, Call number: 17780
The course will meet 7 evenings
Spring 2025, Thursdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Last year's syllabus is shown as a reference and will be updated during the semester.
This course will only be offered "in person" (i.e., no remote option)
Hammer Health Sciences Center (HHSC), Room 301 or Room 401 (see below)
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Access to course resources, handouts, e-mail correspondence, etc. will be distributed to class participants
via CourseWorks https://courseworks.columbia.edu/, Columbia’s online learning management system.
Formally registered students should automatically have access to the course in CourseWorks.
Those auditing should speak with Dr. Jaime Rubin at the end of class to request access.
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Session 1 Dr. Jaime Rubin |
Types of Support and Review Processes for Research and
Training Activities: Government Agencies |
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Session 2 Dr. Jaime Rubin |
a) Types of Support and Review Processes for Research and Training
Activities: Voluntary Health Organizations, Foundations, Industry, Clinical
Trials, and Development b) Identifying Appropriate Extramural Sources of Funding |
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Session 3 Dr. Jaime Rubin |
Planning, Organizing and Writing a Research Proposal - NIH R01 Application used as a Reference |
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Session 4 Dr. Jaime Rubin |
a) Planning, Organizing and Writing Fellowship and Career Development Proposals - b) Best Practices for Competitive Grant Applications c) Best Practices for Responding to the Reviewers’ Comments in Resubmission Applications |
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Session 5 |
Experiences of a Peer Reviewer and an "Inside Look"
of an Extramural Grant Review Panel |
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Session 6 |
Practice of Seeking Grant Support: Tips from an Experienced
Researcher at Columbia |
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Session 7 Apr 24, 2025 |
Writing Effective “Specific Aims” |
* Grade determined by class attendance and a brief report on funding agencies and opportunities related to the student's own research interests and career goals.
Resources:
Recorded Presentations on "Funding and
Grantsmanship"
Specifically for Ph.D. and other doctoral students, medical students,
post-doctoral fellows/scientists, residents, clinical fellows, and new/junior faculty.
http://grantscourse.columbia.edu/Additional_Presentations.htm
Writing a Grant Proposal: Application Forms
and Writing Tips
http://grantscourse.columbia.edu/writing.htm
PIVOT Funding Opportunities Database
(includes e-mail alerts on investigator-specific funding opportunities)
PIVOT is a comprehensive database of funding opportunities. Sponsors include
both government as well as private agencies and searches may be tailored to
meet an individual user's areas of interest. Search criteria may be saved and users may request e-mail alerts on new funding
programs matching their individual search criteria.
https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_main
National Institutes of Health
http://grantscourse.columbia.edu/nih.htm
Foundation Directory (CU only)
Searchable field-driven database of >156,000 grantmakers
(along with their yearly tax statements) and >16 million previous grants
https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/clio3328966
Grants.gov
Single access point for grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies
http://www.grants.gov/
COURSE
DIRECTOR: Dr. Jaime S. Rubin
Vice Chair for Investigator Development
Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine) at CUIMC
Department of Medicine, Columbia University
JSR9@columbia.edu
Last reviewed: December 2024