260.625.01
Scientific Grant Writing - Build a Compelling Grant Proposal
Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
In-person
Tuesday, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Enrollment Restriction
Individuals not currently enrolled as PhD or ScM students
Covers strategies for constructing a compelling scientific grant application, common errors in grantsmanship and how to avoid them, grant application review criteria, ethics related to grant writing and reviewing, and identification of funding sources. Prepares a short NIH-style proposal and receives feedback from in-class discussions and written critiques from others. Includes proposal topics that are selected by the student and developed with guidance from the instructor and others. Prepares critiques of classmates’ anonymous proposals for discussion in class and reviewed in an NIH-style study section.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify essential components of hypothesis-driven research plans
- Construct a proposal intended to convince reviewers
- Gain grantsmanship skills by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of other proposals
- Experience the strengths and caveats of a peer-review system
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 40% Participation
- 40% Written Assignment(s)
- 20% Final Project
Recommended for, but not restricted to PhD students in laboratory sciences.