GRANT WRITING FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of where to find grant opportunities and the general procedures for grant submissions Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of an NIH grant and the contents expected within each section Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate the ability to succinctly synthesize the literature on a significant and timely topic and identify a gap in knowledge that is worthy of investigation Audience: Graduate 4. Generate objectives/aims and hypotheses for a project that fill the identified knowledge gap Audience: Graduate 5. Generate a compelling description of the expected benefit of completing the project objectives. Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate the ability to combine the literature summary, aims, and expected benefits into a Specific Aims page of an NIH grant on a significant and timely topic in the field. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate the ability to combine the literature summary and description of the importance of the chosen research topic in a Significance Section. Audience: Graduate 8. Demonstrate the ability to describe the novel aspects of the research question identified or approach selected to complete the research objective in an Innovation Section. Audience: Graduate 9. Outline an Approach section that describes the methods to be used to complete the objective, including potential problems and alternative strategies. Audience: Graduate 10. Demonstrate the ability to critically review one's own grant and iteratively improve it. Audience: Graduate 11. Demonstrate the ability to receive critical feedback and revise research ideas in response to feedback. Audience: Graduate 12. Demonstrate the ability to give constructive, critical feedback to colleagues about research ideas. Audience: Graduate 13. Demonstrate knowledge of the NIH grant review process Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of where to find grant opportunities and the general procedures for grant submissions Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of an NIH grant and the contents expected within each section Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate the ability to succinctly synthesize the literature on a significant and timely topic and identify a gap in knowledge that is worthy of investigation Audience: Graduate 4. Generate objectives/aims and hypotheses for a project that fill the identified knowledge gap Audience: Graduate 5. Generate a compelling description of the expected benefit of completing the project objectives. Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate the ability to combine the literature summary, aims, and expected benefits into a Specific Aims page of an NIH grant on a significant and timely topic in the field. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate the ability to combine the literature summary and description of the importance of the chosen research topic in a Significance Section. Audience: Graduate 8. Demonstrate the ability to describe the novel aspects of the research question identified or approach selected to complete the research objective in an Innovation Section. Audience: Graduate 9. Outline an Approach section that describes the methods to be used to complete the objective, including potential problems and alternative strategies. Audience: Graduate 10. Demonstrate the ability to critically review one's own grant and iteratively improve it. Audience: Graduate 11. Demonstrate the ability to receive critical feedback and revise research ideas in response to feedback. Audience: Graduate 12. Demonstrate the ability to give constructive, critical feedback to colleagues about research ideas. Audience: Graduate 13. Demonstrate knowledge of the NIH grant review process Audience: Graduate