Instructors

David Bird - david_bird@ncsu.edu

Alison Motsinger-Reif - aamotsin@ncsu.edu

Days and Times

• Thursday at 10:00am - starting 12th January

Place

The Journal Club meets in the BRC Conference Room (Room 102) in Ricks Hall on North Campus.

Map of North Campus(Ricks Hall is building #45)

How Things Work

This semester we will be focusing on the grant development, preparation, submission, and review process. We will discuss different agencies and their requirements, work through example submissions, and then hold two mock panels — one following an NSF format and one following an NIH format.

During the first part of the semester there will be discussions on topics of grant preparation, and students should actively participate in the discussion. Each week, particular tasks will be assigned to aid in the discussion. For example, before the second week, students should research potential sources for post-doctoral funding to present and discuss in class.

Later in the semester, we will have two mock panels, and each student will get assigned grants to review, with specific reviewer order. The students should prepare a review of the grants assigned, and come prepared to discuss these reviews in class during the panel. Additionally, students should discuss and score all proposals on the panel discussion days.

A tentative schedule for the semester is below (subject to change and student feedback).

Resources

There are a number of resources that discuss grant sources, requirements, resources, etc.

At NCSU, the SPARCS website is a valuable resource to get started:

While much of the focus of the discussion will be on NIH and NSF resources, keep in mind that there are lots of other sources.

More details about the NIH and NSF grant process are linked below and provide example applications, tutorials on the preparation and submission process, and tips and tricks to improve proposals.

A list of NIH specific grant resources is below:

• Center for Scientific Review
• Grant Writing Tips Sheets
• NIH Grant Tutorials from the National Library of Medicine
• Sample R01 Applications and Summary Statements from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
• Advice on Research Training and Career Awards (predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships)
• Preparing Grant Applications from the National Cancer Institute
• Everything You Wanted to Know about the NCI Grants Process from the National Cancer Institute
• How to Write a Research Project Grant Application from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Grant Process and Administration (pdf) from the National Cancer Institute
• NIH R01 Tool Kit from Science magazine's Next Wave
• Grant Application Resources from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Writing a Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• All About Grants Tutorials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• FAQ: Grant Application and Review Information from the National Library of Medicine
• Tips for New NIH Grant Applicants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• Grant Writing from the NIH Clinical Center
• Grant Writing Tutorial
• NIH Short Forms Resources
  • Enhancing Peer Review at NIH - Shortened/Restructured Applications
    • In-Depth Guide to Application Changes (ppt)
    • Table of Page Limits
    • Related Policy Announcements
    • Training & Communication Resources
    • Video - What Applicants Need to Know
    • Reissued Parent Announcements
  • All About Grants from NIAID
    • Prime Yourself for New Applications, Peer Review (8/26/2009)
    • Get a Handle on the New Application Forms (9/23/2009)
    • Are You Ready for the New Forms? (10/28/2009)
    • The Art of the Application (11/12/2009)
    • How Much Detail for Your Shorter Application? (11/25/2009)
    • Writing that Shorter Research Plan (12/23/2009)

NSF Specific Resources are below:

• Proposal Submission:
  • Grant Writing
  • Grant Best Practices
  • NSF Grants
  • NSF
  • Writing
  • Grant Programs
• The Review Process
  • Presentations
  • NSF Grants
  • Grant Best Practices
  • Recommendations
  • Grant Programs
  • NSF
  • Tips On Getting Funding
    • Grant Programs
    • Jim Dorword
    • Anne Anderson
    • Kim Sullivan
    • Jim Powell
    • Utah State University
  • Funding Opportunities
    • Presentations
    • Grant Best Practices
    • NSF Grants
    • NSF
    • Grant Programs
    • Semahat Demir
    • Brown University
  • Key Sections of an NIH Grant
    • Grant Writing
    • Presentations
    • NSF
    • Grant Best Practices
    • NSF Grants
    • Grant Programs
    • Writing
    • University of Maryland Baltimore

  Course Evaluation

  Online class evaluations will be available for students to complete during the last week of class:

  • Spring 2012: 8am, Wednesday, April 18^th through 8am, Wednesday, May 2^nd

  Students will receive an email message directing them to a website where they can login using their Unity ID and complete evaluations. All evaluations are confidential; instructors will never know how any one student responded to any question, and students will never know the ratings for any particular instructors.

  For more information see the following links:

  • Evaluation website
  • Information about ClassEval
  • E-mail the class evaluation student help desk

  Prior Journal Clubs

  Archives of prior journal clubs are available here: prior journal clubs