Grant Writing for Health Researchers Specialization

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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!

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 Interpret essential parts of a power analysis and


3. 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!

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!

Course development was supported by:

Doris Duke Foundation

Center for COMBAT Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
CU School of Medicine

Centers for American Indian and
Alaska Native Health
Colorado School of Public Health

Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
and Community Engagement
CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado Clinical and Translational
Sciences Institute