Overview

This specialization is intended for early career and novice researchers who are preparing to write their first major biomedical or health research grant proposals. Through three courses, you will cover how to plan and prepare proposals and resubmissions; develop study designs and data analysis plans that align with budgets, timelines, and milestones; and apply writing techniques that increase reader comprehension and engagement. These courses will prepare you to use best practices and avoid common pitfalls in your health research grant proposals.

Syllabus

Course 1: Grant Proposal Plans, Sections, and Resubmission
Course 2: Biostatistics Study Design and Analysis for Grant Writing
Course 3: Scientific Writing for Research Grant Proposals

Courses

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5 hours 27 minutes
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This course is targeted to early career and novice researchers writing their first major competitive biomedical / health research grant proposals. After the course, you will be able to: 1) Identify and summarize key decisions in study design that align scope and complexity with budget and timeline; 2) Describe key variables and their relationships to each other; and 3) Interpret essential parts of a power analysis and summarize appropriate questions for an expert biostatistician. We are faculty at a major research institution with proven experience training others to health sciences research career success. Study design and analysis planning are key skills for grant writing. This course is part of a larger Specialization called Grant Writing for Health Researchers. Please consider taking the other two courses on (1) Grant proposal plans, sections, and resubmission, and (2) Scientific writing. Together, these have been a recipe for success for researchers at the University of Colorado and beyond. Upon completion, you will earn an e-badge to display your new skills. Please join us!
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6 hours 49 minutes
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This course is targeted to early career and novice researchers writing their first major competitive biomedical / health research grant proposals. After the course, you will be able to: 1) Identify key decisions in planning a grant proposal that reflect scope, timeline, expected outcomes, and audience; 2) Describe key parts of a grant proposal, large and small sections, and best practices for each; and 3) Describe effective responses to reviewers and recognize common pitfalls to avoid. We are faculty at a major research institution with proven experience training others to research career success. Research grant proposal planning, writing, and resubmitting are key skills. This course is part of a larger Specialization called Grant Writing for Health Researchers. Please consider taking the other courses on (1) Biostatistics study design and analysis for grant proposals, and (2) Scientific writing. Together, these have been a recipe for success for researchers at the University of Colorado and beyond. Upon completion, you will earn an e-badge to display your new skills. Please join us!
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5 hours 34 minutes
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This course is targeted to early career and novice researchers writing their first major competitive biomedical / health research grant proposals. After the course, you will be able to: 1) Understand and apply principles of persuasive writing that improve overall research grant writing; 2) Identify purposes of sentences, within and across paragraphs and pages, that improve comprehension for readers of scientific writing; and 3) Describe and demonstrate major sentence positions and their roles expected by readers, and steps to improve sentence organization. We are faculty at a major research institution with proven experience training others to health sciences research career success. Scientific writing is a key skill. This course is part of a larger Specialization called Grant Writing for Health Researchers. Please consider taking the other two courses on (1) Grant proposal plans, sections, and resubmission, and (2) Biostatistics study design and analysis for grant proposals. Together, these have been a recipe for success for researchers at the University of Colorado and beyond. Upon completion, you will earn an e-badge to display your new skills. Please join us!