This workshop meets 1 - 2 times a month for approximately 2 hours, between September and March. We will review the "score-driving" sections of the F grant, create drafts, and receive feedback. The goal is to have a complete grant application for the April 2025 due date. Sessions will cover the following:

• September 26:
  • 11:30 am - 12 pm: Orientation
  • 12 pm - 1 pm: Introduction to F Grants
  • 1pm - 2pm: Panel of Former F Grant Recipients
• October 10, 11 am - 12 pm: Specific Aims & Scoring Criteria
• October 31, 10 am - 11 am: Small group discussion & review of specific aims drafts
• November 4, 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Research Strategy 1 
• December 2, 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Research Strategy 2
• December 11, 3pm - 4:30pm: Biosketch/Personal Statement 
• January 27, 11am - 1pm: Candidates goals, preparedness, and potential AND Sponsor Statements (participants' PIs are invited to join this class)
• February: Finish peer reviews and assemble draft
• March: Faculty review of the full draft, work with OSR for submittal

Participants need their mentor's approval and they need to identify one additional faculty member to review their research strategy section. See participant requirements for more information.

• You have chosen your research mentor.
• Your mentor agrees to review your drafts plus 1 complete grant application draft for one of your fellow participants (review occurs in March 2025).
• Your mentor provides a letter or email approving your participation, agreeing to review your drafts, and agreeing to review 1 complete draft for one of your fellow participants.
• You identify 1 faculty member other than your mentor to provide feedback on your research strategy section. It is strongly recommended that this person be someone within your field.
• This additional faculty member also provides a letter or email agreeing to review your research strategy section.
• Agree to attend lectures, especially the specific aims and research strategy sessions in October and November. If you have a conflict with the October and November sessions, please contact Jennifer Seuferer for guidance.
• Agree to provide some peer reviews for your fellow participants.

Email Jennifer Seuferer for questions.

This is a six-week summer workshop aimed at introducing grant writing. At the end of course, fellows will have a developed and peer-reviewed career development award application. The workshop will be conducted on-line and will have a combination of live and recorded video lectures in addition to live small group workshop sessions. The timeline of the course is oriented to facilitate ASCO YIA applications due in the fall.

Course Objectives:

• Describe the elements of successful grant writing including: using clear and concise prose, engaging reviewers, highlighting your specific aims, crafting a clear analysis plan, and how the peer review process influences successful or unsuccessful applications
• Apply successful grant writing best practices (as described above) to your grant application
• Develop your grant ideas using faculty and peer feedback

Click here for more information on the CARE Program.

For Faculty:

• Department of Medicine PRE-Proposal Application REview (PREPARE) - Grant review for faculty
• HDFCCC Grant Writing Support for Cancer Center Members
• CTSI K grant writing workshop https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/k-grant-writing-workshop

• Investigators Planning to Submit a Program Project Grant (P01) (DCCPS Guidance)

For Trainees:

• HDFCCC F Grant Writing Workshop. Email Jennifer Seuferer for more information. 
• Office postdoc scholars https://postdocs.ucsf.edu/fund-your-research
• TICR classes
  • Grant Writing Workshop on Mentored Career Development Awards
  • Grant Writing Workshop
• CTSI K grant writing workshop https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/k-grant-writing-workshop
• CTSI grant writing consultation https://consult.ucsf.edu/consult/recharge
• Office of Career and Professional Development https://career.ucsf.edu/phds/grant-writing

F Grant Library

K Grant Proposal Library

T32 Proposal Library

Diversity Supplement Proposal Library

PCORI Grant Proposal Library

OCPD F and K Grant Proposal Library

Facilities and Resources

Letters of Support

Resources and Data Sharing

Human Subjects

Other Proposal Sections

Templates for the Responsible Conduct of Research, Methods in Enhancing Reproducibility and a descriptions of the training available to cancer center trainees. Email [email protected] if you would like to use one.

RDO's Training Tracking Program

CTSI T32 Grant Writing Resources

T32 Grant Proposal Library (log in to MyAccess)