NIH grant training seminar on April 30 at UNL

An NIH Grant Training Seminar that will help investigators secure peer-reviewed NIH research grants will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 30.

Investigators can attend a NIH-sponsored grant writing workshop at UNL to learn tips to improve their chances of securing funding.

This one-day seminar is for junior faculty, students and administrators who have just started to submit grants to National Institutes of Health (NIH).

It is also relevant for seasoned researchers who wish to refresh their knowledge of the new NIH requirements and the peer review process. Ultimately, the focus is to assist all who wish to submit winning research proposals to the NIH.

Those who attend will learn to:

• Find the appropriate program and grant mechanism for your idea;
  
• Read and interpret RFAs;
  
• Identify and avoid common pitfalls of a grant;
  
• Develop an irresistible idea for your grant application;
  
• Address the pieces of the request for proposal;
  
• Maximize your application for competitiveness;
  
• Package the proposal in the requested format;
  
• Understand the new scoring system and the review process;
  
• Learn what actually happens in the study section;
  
• Search for the appropriate study sections for submissions;
  
• Decipher pink sheets;
  
• Build an airtight case for funding; and
  
• Discern the art of the budget.

The cost, including breakfast and lunch, is $335. Register and learn more online or call 571-257-8864.