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Writing an R01

R01 Grant Writing Toolkit
Aims

The most important page of the entire grant.

Don’t Let Your Research Questions  Go Out Without PICOTS

Sell Your Specific Aims Using the PASTOR Method

Specific Aims Part 1 – The Problem
Specific Aims Part II – the Solution
Specific Aims Part III – the Hypothesis

Acing Your Observational Research Aims

Background & Significance

Justifies your research question.

Significance – NIH style

Innovation

What makes your proposal unique?

Fresh Ideas for Writing Innovation in Your NIH Grants

 

Approach

The meat of the application: how are you going to answer your research question?

Don’t Crash on Approach

If They Can’t Trust You with Stats, They Won’t Trust You with Money

Biosketch

Your track record, and why NIH should fund you.

Get Your PMCIDs PDQ

Tools

Discover What’s Getting Funded with NIH Matchmaker

Using NIH RePORTER to Find Your Guide

Harness the Immense Power of Nosiness in NIH RePORTER

Which Study Section Should I Pick? Try the Assisted Referral Tool!

Plannning

Lessons Learned While Building a Career: Grants

Mapping the Path for a K or R Submission

Build-a-Grant, Section by Section

Writing

The Write Rules

One-Minute Writing Tuneup: Energize Your Words with Active Voice

5 Things That Help Me Write

Reviewer

Friendly Advice from Your NIH Grant Reviewer

Avoiding Barriers Between Your Work and Your Reviewer

EDGE RESOURCES

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