Get That Grant!

Whether you are applying for an NIH K award, an R01, R21, or a San Diego CFAR Developmental or International Pilot grant, help is just a click or an email away.

Check out the resources below and if you need more information or guidance, please email cfar@ucsd.edu.

Tips from the Experts

• NIH Extramural Nexus: the latest NIH news and policies on grant submissions and management
• NIH requirements for rigor and reproducibility
• The secret life of the study section  (slides)
• Avoiding the 10 fatal flaws of K applications  (slides)

San Diego CFAR Developmental Grant Assistance

• Resources and mentoring

San Diego CFAR International Pilot Grant Assistance

• Resources
• CFAR collaborator

Archive of Investigator Development (AID) Repository

• The AID serves as a repository of  successful K and R grant proposals as well as their corresponding NIH summary statements. The repository provides faculty with guidance on proposal development by offering a sampling of proposalsathat have been funded. The goal is to demonstrate through example the best ways to prepare the various elements of effective proposals.
• Users of the repository must be members of SD CFAR. The repository is maintained on a secure drive and proposal authors have the opportunity to redact any proprietary information
• Email cfar@ucsd.edu for more information about accessing the AID Repository

Organized Writing League (OWL)

• Providing space, time, community and guidance for writing competitive submissions of all types  (see Schedule)

UC San Diego is now offering two new programs to help you write your CDA/K and your first R01 applications:

• School of Medicine K writing program—For more information click here
• Department of Medicine “My First R01 Program”—contact Davey Smith, davey@ucsd.edu

NIH Assisted Referral Tool (ART)

• Use CSR's Assisted Referral Tool (ART) to match your abstract or specific aims to a study section/scientific review group.