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Write a Training Grant Proposal!
Interested in writing a training grant? The Office of Biomedical Research Career Development (OBRCD) can help you:
For recent announcements, please review the slides of our most recent T Team Meeting (June 2018). For more detailed instructions on the process of writing a training grant, please review our latest Applicant’s Workshop. Also, take a look at What’s New in the world of training grant application & administration.
Find your RFA!
Consider your research arena & your trainee population when deciding where to aim your training grant proposal. Contact the NIH program officer to notify them of your intent to apply.
Contact the OBRCD
Wayne McCormack, PhD, & Audrey Natwick, MLS, can help guide your application from start to submission. With our access to institutional data, HSC faculty & trainee data, and our library of successful training grant proposals, we will help assemble your training faculty and prepare your data tables.
Credit the CTSA
Proposals using OBRCD Services must acknowledge the UF Clinical & Translational Science Award’s Translational Workforce Development Program for the support of the application or publication (Grant # UL1TR001427)
Describe the Training Environment
- Facilities and Other Resources (Updated June 2018)
- HSC Graduate Certificates List (Updated March 2019)
Leverage Existing Plans & Curricula
- Syllabus: GMS 6848 Ensuring Rigor and Reproducibility in Clinical & Translational Research (Updated March 2019)
- Syllabus: GMS 7877 Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research (Updated Spring 2020)
- R4I@UF (Rigorous Reproducible Responsible Research Integrity at UF) website
- Sample T32 Plan for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (Updated June 2020)
- Sample T32 Plan for Instruction in Methods for Enhancing Reproducibility (Updated June 2020)
- Sample T32 Plan for Career and Professional Development (Updated June 2020)
Gather Letters of Support
- Sample T32 Institutional Commitment Letter (Updated April 2019)
- UF Letter on Prevention of Discriminatory Harassment on NIH Training Grants
Diversity & Inclusion Efforts
- Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment and Retention Presentation (Dr. Martins, January 2019)
- Recruitment and Retention Plan (Dr. Xirau-Probert, January 2021)
- How the NIH Evaluates the Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity
- CTSI and HSC Diversity & Inclusion Resources
Evaluation & Education Resources
- Guidance for Writing T32 Curriculum and Evaluation Components (Dr. Behar-Horenstein, March 2018)
Resources for Mentors
- Mentor Academy (Administered by Dr. Fillingim)
- Mentor Academy Syllabus
- Mentor/Trainee Compact (Adapted from AAMC compacts by Dr. Cottler)
- AAMC Compact Between Biomedical Graduate Students and Their Research Advisors
- AAMC Compact Between Postdoctoral Appointees
- Revised Policy: Descriptions on the Use of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers Required in Annual Progress Reports beginning October 1, 2014, NOT-OD-14-113
Other Resources
- Tips on Writing NIH Biosketches for Training Grants
- Effectively Using an External Advisory Board (Dr. Bloom, March 2018)
- UF Health Directory