Grant Writing Workshops
The NIDDK Fellows Career Development and Recruitment Office holds intensive grant writing workshops to teach NIDDK fellows the essential concepts and skills to prepare a successful grant proposal. The workshops are open to current NIDDK postdoctoral, clinical, research, and visiting fellows and special volunteers—and are closed to the public.
Write a Competitive Grant Proposal
NIDDK grant writing workshops are immersive and comprehensive, tasking participants to develop a rigorous, well-defined experimental plan over 3 six-hour sessions across 6 days. With an emphasis on NIH proposals, the curriculum uniquely addresses the career transition K grant series, Nancy Nossal Fellowship Awards, and K99/R00 applications.
Gain Critical Skills for Future Employment
Fellows participating in the workshops gain an edge in future employment—especially at academic institutions—by practicing critical thinking to develop budgets and justifications. These skills are essential for receiving research funding and running a laboratory.
Workshop Activities
The workshops combine didactic lectures with group and individual activities and assignments, including
- drafting an NIH-style biosketch
- navigating NIH-funded research project databases
- analyzing and outlining each facet of a grant proposal
- participating in mock study sessions
About the Instructor
Dr. Gregory, Professor of Physiology and Anatomy and Associate Dean for Faculty and Education Development at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, is a leading expert in mentored research training. Funded by the NIH since 1997, she has taught grant writing to numerous fellows who have successfully competed for research funding, such as F30/32, K23, and K99 awards.
Are you a fellow at NIDDK? For more information and to register for the workshops, access the Fellows Career Development and Recruitment Office Intranet site (NIH login required)