Dear BME grad students, I wanted let you all know about an NIH grant-writing course being offered this Fall by Jessica Huber in SLHS. Basic info is below (full syllabus from last year attached - should be similar this year). Contact Dr. Huber directly if you are interested in participating in this course - I just found out she has space in the course this fall and she is happy to have BME students! This is a great course, especially if you are preparing an F30 or F31 proposal. All the best, Mike BME Director of Graduate Programs *************************** SLHS 61900: Grant Writing Course Director: Jessica Huber, Ph.D. (she/her) Email: jhuber@purdue.edu<mailto:jhuber@purdue.edu> Course Objective: To develop scientific writing and reasoning skills, especially as related to grant preparation and evaluation. Course Description: The ability to write clear, concise, and compelling scientific prose is essential for the development of the successful scientist. The overarching aim of this seminar is to provide students with experience in expressing their research ideas in the framework of an NIH grant proposal. The ability to craft an excellent grant application provides a critical foundation in the launching of an independent and programmatic research career. This seminar on grant writing will provide students with opportunities to identify federal support mechanisms, to craft a successful proposal, and to understand and respond to the review process. The focus will be on funding agencies and mechanisms that are appropriate for early career investigators. Students will learn about the components of an NIH research grant and will critique proposals from their peers and from more seasoned researchers. Over the course of the semester, students will produce their own grant proposals, which will be critiqued in a mock review session following the NIH format. Another emphasis will be on grant administration and the inevitable revision process. Dependent on student interests, additional topics may include post-doctoral training, interviewing, setting up a lab, securing initial funding for preliminary data, recruiting research participants, research mentoring, and conducting ethical research. *************************** ----- Michael G. Heinz, Ph.D. (he/him/his) Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Professor of Biomedical Engineering Purdue University 715 Clinic Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 496-6627 (office - LYLE 3064); (765) 496-2613 (lab - LYLE 3035) mheinz@purdue.edu<mailto:mheinz@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/HeinzLab/