Program Overview

Grant Proposal Plans, Sections, and Resubmission

This course is part of the Grant Writing for Health Researchers Specialization, instructed by Anne M. Libby, PhD, from the University of Colorado System.

Course Overview

The course focuses on preparing health research grant proposals and subsequent resubmissions, avoiding common mistakes, and using best practices. It is designed for early career and novice researchers writing their first major competitive biomedical/health research grant proposals.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1. Identify key decisions in planning a grant proposal that reflect scope, timeline, expected outcomes, and audience.
2. Describe key parts of a grant proposal, large and small sections, and best practices for each.
3. Describe effective responses to reviewers and recognize common pitfalls to avoid.

Course Structure

The course consists of 5 modules:

1. Key Decisions Before You Write A Grant Proposal - Learn to make key decisions about project scope, outcomes, and mentorship team.
2. Major Sections of Health Research Proposal: Specific Aims and Research Strategy - Learn to write major sections of health research grant proposals: aims, approach, significance, and innovation.
3. Core Grant Components Focused on People - Learn to write persuasive biographical sketches, letters of support, and human subjects sections.
4. Research Resources Sections - Learn to describe strengths in research environments, data sharing and reproducibility plans, and reasonable budgets.
5. Grant Resubmission Strategies - Learn to master the challenge of grant resubmissions with a growth mindset and responsive changes.

Skills Gained

Learners will gain skills in:

• Growth Mindedness
• Planning
• Budgeting
• Proposal Writing
• Clinical Research Ethics
• Constructive Feedback
• Collaboration
• Medical Science and Research
• Mentorship
• Research Design
• Healthcare Ethics
• Grant Writing
• Grant Applications
• Science and Research
• Resilience
• Goal Setting

Details

• The course is taught in English.
• It includes 5 modules with a total of 39 videos, 6 readings, and 5 assignments.
• The estimated time to complete the course is 7 hours.
• Learners will receive a shareable certificate upon completion.
• The course is part of the Grant Writing for Health Researchers Specialization, which also includes courses on Biostatistics study design and analysis for grant proposals and Scientific writing for research grant proposals.