The DOM's Office of Research Services offers a career development bootcamp to prepare attendees to write and submit K grants or other career development proposals.

To qualify, applicants must:

  • Be DOM faculty, staff, or trainees (i.e. assistant or associate professors, scientists, senior fellows, or other applicable positions)
  • Not have been a PI on a federally funded career development award (NIH, DOD or NSF) or NIH R01 grant proposal
  • Have demonstrated interest in obtaining extramural funding
  • Have a minimum of a rudimentary draft of an Aims page

Fall 2024

The Fall 2024 workshop will be held from 9 am to 12 pm in-person on consecutive Fridays September 13 through October 4, in the Medical Foundation Centennial Building (MFCB) Gordon Boardroom 5156. Each workshop session will include a general how-to discussion, breakout sessions for peer review and feedback, and an opportunity for further group questions and discussion.

Topic Schedule

  • September 13: Aims Page
  • September 20: Research Strategy
  • September 27: Preparing for the training of a K Award and Career Development
  • October 4: Accessory documents, Letters of Support, and Biosketches

For consideration, please visit the application website. Applicants are asked to provide the following as a single PDF when applying:

  • A cover letter addressing experience with submitting career development proposals and individual goals with participation in this program.
  • A NIH Biosketch a maximum of five pages in length. (You may use the Personal Statement to describe how this training will benefit you.) 
  • A draft Aims Page.

The application submission will close Friday, August 30, 2024.

Those interested in spring career development grant writing training opportunities should consider participation in: