The DOM Office of Research Services offers the workshop 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). If space permits, we will consider applicants from other departments.
  • 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 2026

The weekly workshop will be held in person from 9 am to 12 pm, August 31–September 21, in the Medical Foundation Centennial Building (MFCB) room 6114. Each session will include a general how-to discussion, breakouts for peer review and feedback, and an opportunity for further group questions and discussion.

Topic Schedule

  • August 31: Aims Page
  • September 8: Research Strategy
  • September 16: Preparing for the training of a K Award and Career Development
  • September 21: Accessory documents, Letters of Support, and Biosketches

Applying

The application process begins in June 2026. Applicants must provide the following as a single PDF:

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

Other Opportunities

For further career development grant writing training, please consider: