Grantsmanship for the Research Professional Course
March 20, 2018
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Northwestern University, Chicago (Streeterville Campus, Wieboldt Hall, Rm 413, 339 E Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL). Out of town participants can find lodging information at through Northwestern’s Law School (which is adjacent).
Tuition*: $650.00
Instructor: Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, PhD, Adjunct Senior Instructor
Registration: SCS PHIL_NP 380-0, Spring 2018
Grantsmanship for Research Professionals is a two-day executive education-style workshop that introduces and enhances skills associated with effective grant opportunity identification, proposal preparation, grant review process, and team science.
The course is designed for:
- Researchers at all levels (early career through faculty) conducting research in the Sciences (Biomedical, Health, Clinical, Physical, Natural and Social Sciences); Engineering; Law; and Education;
- Research Administrators and Research Development Professionals supporting individual researchers and/or teams of investigators;
- Grant and Contract Officers focused on pre-award activities
The course will cover:
- Strategies for developing grant proposals that support both hypothesis-driven and need-based research activities;
- Funding agencies and funding opportunity identification across the government (emphasis on NIH, NSF and other federal funders), corporate, and foundation sectors;
- Proposal review process and reviewer-centric grantsmanship;
- Proposal planning, proposal components, and writing the specific aims and project narrative sections;
- Budget development;
- Proposal submission and post-award primer;
- Team Science
*Most Northwestern-paid employees are eligible for significant (85%) School of Professional Studies (SPS) tuition discount. Contact the NU Human Resources Department Benefits Division for information. Tuition fee can be paid in part/full via an NU Financials Chart String, contact the SPS Registrar’s Office (pdp-reg@northwestern.edu or 312-503-6951) directly if you encounter problems registering.
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