Class (1) Tuesday Jan
17 Introduction - Review class format and goals. Discuss
"who applies for grants & why?" Discuss general principles of
grant application process.
Distribute syllabus with class website link, SF424
instructions, and a redacted sample pre-doc NRSA. Note: we will be using the NIH (F31, parent announcement PA 11-111)
forms to write a mock NRSA grant – go to the class website to download the template
(in PDF) to your computer. (You may do the post-doctoral version (F32, parent
announcement PA 11-113) if this is more appropriate, but please see me about
this). NRSA apps are normally completed initially in PDF format (Adobe Reader),
uploaded, and then further compiled online by uploading additional component
sections individually into the template (creating a larger PDF packet). We will
discuss this new system, but will not be using it directly. Rather, I will have
you print the PDF template with basic info, and attach printed components from
individual word files manually into a hard copy packet.
Assignment: Draft
your research hypotheses, and use these to draft your Specific Aims for next
class. Bring copy for everyone in the class including me (15 copies).
Class (2) Tuesday Jan
24 Turn in
copies (15) of draft Specific Aims. Discuss general NIH grant application
process; structure of agencies, study sections, PA’s and RFA’s, types of grants
(RO1, RO3, R21, K series, P series), program officers, study sections.
Distribute copies of student Specific Aims for review.
For more information see:
http://www.nih.gov/icd/index.html http://cms.csr.nih.gov/AboutCSR/Welcome+to+CSR/ Assignment: Read class Specific Aims and comment (bring comments to next class). Start on your Background & Significance.
Class (3) Tuesday Jan
31 Discuss
each students Specific Aims with questions and suggested modifications.
Assignment:
Revise your own Specific Aims based on feedback, continue with your Background/Significance.
Class (4) Tues Feb 7 Discuss
NSF applications. NSF divisions & Mission, Fastlane process. Click on link online for NSF website:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/browse_all_funding.jsp Assignment: Continue with Background & Significance, to be turned in with revised Specific Aims by Feb 21.
Class (7) Tuesday Feb 28 Discuss each students B&S section, provide feedback. Assignment: Revise B&S based on feedback, finish Experimental Design &
Methods, bring copies of Experimental Design to class (or email) for
Mar 6.
Class (8) Tuesday March 6 Turn in (or email) draft Exp Design & Methods. Discuss budgeting details
including
per diems for animals, indirect costs, how to estimate expenses for
supplies and equipment. Discuss budget justification, and signature
process required within University prior to submission (Dept. Head and
OSP). Review internal resources for grant preparation, including IACUC and IRB, as well as DEA if drugs will be used. http://www.osp.uconn.edu/proposals.php http://iacuc.uconn.edu/ http://irb.uconn.edu/ http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/index.html Assignment: Continue to prepare other grant sections (Abstract, Bio Sketch, Facilities, budget, Responsible Conduct, Training Plan).
Tuesday March 13 (no class, UConn Spring Break).
Class (9) Tuesday March 20 Discuss Experimental Design & Methods, with feedback. Assignment:
Continue to revise and finish grants based on feedback, complete
budget. Remember to use the full set of NRSA application components, including all sections as noted in TOC distributed in first class.
Note: I know you may not be able to obtain Sponsor sections (Bio Sketch, description of your abilities) but you should make an effort to draft the Sponsors version of your Training Plan due to the *importance* of this section.
Class (10) Tuesday March 27 Q&A with Gisele Russo, from Psychology/Grants Management (bring your budget questions).
Continue discussions of student Methods sections.
If time, discuss new system of online NIH grant management(eraCommons, grants.gov). Use projector to navigate Dr. Fitch's eraCommons account on-line.
(If you submit an NRSA in reality, this new on-line process will be used).
Click on link below for more information:
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/ Assignment: Finish grants.
Class (11) Tuesday April 3 Bring finished grants to class and distribute hard copies (15). Review the peer review process, the mock "site visit" format, and how to prepare and score “pink sheets” for next week.
Watch movie on NIH review panel process.
http://cms.csr.nih.gov/ResourcesforApplicants/InsidetheNIHGrantReviewProcessVideo.htm Assignment: Read
and comment on grants you are assigned for Site visit. There will be 4
site visits per class, 1/2 hour each, 5 site visitors per grant (one
Primary reviewer, two Secondary, and one Outside reviewer). Each person
will site visit other grants. Primary reviewers
will prepare the “pink" (review and scoring) sheets (outside reviewers
and secondary reviewers provide verbal or draft-written input to the
Primary Reviewer for this purpose).
Tuesday April 10. 5 mock site visits (1/2 hr each). Assignment: Prepare
“Pink Sheet,” including score, for grant you were assigned for Site
visit/Primary Reviewer. Incorporate any verbal or written feedback from
the secondary and outside reviewers.
Class (12) Tuesday April 17 (no class).
Class (13) Tuesday April 24 5 mock site visits (1/2 hr each). Turn in pink sheets. Assignment: Prepare
“Pink Sheet,” including score, for grant you were assigned for Site
visit/Primary Reviewer. Incorporate any verbal or written feedback from
the secondary and outside reviewers.
Class (14) Tues May 1, 2012 (last class, finals week, may be re-scheduled) 4 mock site visits (1/2 hr each). Turn in pink sheets. Assignment: Prepare
“Pink Sheet,” including score, for grant you were assigned for Site
visit/Primary Reviewer. Incorporate any verbal or written feedback from
the secondary and outside reviewers.
