Revision Date: January 2012
A COURSE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS, POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS/SCIENTISTS,
NEW INVESTIGATORS, FACULTY, & ADMINISTRATORS
Those not wishing to formally register are welcome to audit the course.
M9780, Call No. 71499, Pass/Fail*, One Credit,
Spring 2012, Thursdays, 5:00pm-7:00pm
Columbia University Medical Center, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Room 301
| Jan 26 | Types of support and review processes for research and training activities: Government Agencies Slide Presentation |
| Feb 9 | a) Types of support and review processes for research and training activities: Voluntary Health Organizations, Foundations, Industry, Clinical Trials, and Development Slide Presentation
b) Identifying sources of funding: |
| Feb 16 | Planning & organizing a research proposal - NIH R01 application used as a reference Slide Presentation #1 Slide Presentation #2 |
| Mar 1 | Planning & organizing a fellowship/career development proposal - NIH K08/K23 application used as a reference Slide Presentation |
| Mar 15 Dr. Richard Kessin |
How to Write: Discussion of proper grammar and composition. Critical review of selected writing pieces. Suggested reading: The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. (Bartleby) |
| Apr 26 Dr. Karina Davidson Dr. Richard Deckelbaum Dr. Jan Kitajewski |
Practice of seeking grant support: Tips from experienced researchers at Columbia Topics will include: finding sources of support, grant writing, career development, how to make the transition from post-doc/fellowship to first independent research position, K awards, basic science research in a clinical dept, and institutional resources |
| May 3 Dr. Howard Lieberman |
Experiences of a peer reviewer and critical review of a sample grant application. |
* Grade determined by class attendance and a brief report on funding agencies and opportunities related to the student's own research interests.
Resources:
Writing a Grant Proposal: Application Forms and Writing Tips
http://grantscourse.columbia.edu/writing.htm
SPIN Funding Opportunities Database
This commercial database from Infoed, Inc. is updated daily and contains information on approximately thousands of different funding opportunities from more hundreds of different sponsoring agencies.
https://www.infoed.columbia.edu/spin/spinmain.asp
National Institutes of Health
http://grantscourse.columbia.edu/nih.htm
Foundation Directory (CU only)
Database of 80,000 grantmakers (along with their yearly tax statements) and 500,000 awards
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio3328966
Grants.gov
Single access point for grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies
http://www.grants.gov
Revision Date: January 2012