David FullerDept. of Physical TherapyMcKnight Brain Institute

University of Floridaddf@phhp.ufl.edu

R03 and R21: When Are They Appropriate?

GMS 6096: Introduction to NIH Grant writing for biomedical sciences Jan 30, 2013

*My thoughts on grant writing, and some comments about RO3 vs. R21

*, just my opinions

David FullerDept. of Physical TherapyMcKnight Brain Institute

University of Floridaddf@phhp.ufl.edu

How do grants get funded?

My view: 3 key considerations

How do grants get funded?

Good ideaVERY clearly presented

Luck / Good planning

The next series of slides will provide an overview of what I think are some

of the most important aspects of a successful grant application

*, just my opinions

Assume nothing except that the reader will be intelligent

Read successful grants. Lots of them.

Templates usually don’t work

What is great art?

Use all available resources

People:Equipment:

A unifying central hypothesis

A good idea when possible. It often makes the grant easier to read.

The Aims page should read like a (good) novel

Tell a story. Help the reader. Write the review for the reviewer.

Choose your study section carefully

Use the cover letter.

Do NOT suggest specific names of reviewers.

Preliminary data

New vs. Senior Investigator

New vs. established method

Central vs. peripheral hypothesis

Often new investigators have more preliminary data than they think…

Never, ever “just submit and see what happens”

Do not wait until the last minute for:

AbstractRebuttalVertebrate animalsPersonal statementsEtc.

Acronyms are almost always a terrible idea

Figures & tables need to be very easy to read

Revise, Tweak, Proofread ….at least 100x

Resubmissions

Should I resubmit?

Address all concerns

The rebuttal is perhaps the most important part of the document

Be prepared to admit that aspects of your initial idea (or maybe the entire

idea) is/are bad

Be prepared to admit that your initial writing is bad and needs to be

completely “blown up”

Resubmissions

R21 vs. RO3

R21

R21

Consider carefully if the submission should be an RO1

R21: my experience

2 grants:

RO3

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r03.htm

RO3: my experience

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r03.htm

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