In its inaugural year (AY 2024-2025), the "On Grant Writing" series from Indiana University School of Medicine Faculty Affairs and Professional Development delivered a hefty dose of content focused on the mechanics of grant writing.
For its next, the series expands to include a broader variety of content that supports grant writers — from taking a deep dive into using a popular software application to understanding foundations, research collaboratives and more.
The goal of the series, presented in partnership with the Office of Research Affairs, is to demystify the process of grant-writing, providing resources, strategies and best practices for writing winning grant proposals that fund research and change the future of medicine.
The series begins July 10.
This year's sessions cover new topics, including:
- How the Ruth Lilly Medical Library supports grant-writing
- Setting up basic and advanced funding-source searches in the software application Pivot from ProQuest
- Resources to help writers navigate corporate and foundation relations
- Developing training plans for National Institutes of Health (NIH) K and F Grants
- Review processes for non-NIH grants
What you can expect
One doesn’t have to learn effective grant-writing by trial-and-error. Tapping into the research expertise of Lilian Plotkin, PhD, assistant dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development — who created this year’s curriculum, in partnership with Tara Hobson, PhD, director of faculty development — On Grant Writing will connect participants with a variety of IU speakers with expertise and success in grant-writing.
It will also help attendees connect with other resources available through Indiana University, including the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Nature Masterclasses library and more.
"It's a challenging time for researchers, and we've expanded the On Grant Writing series to share more ideas, strategies and connection points," said Hobson. "We're collaborating across IU to bring what we hope will be helpful, timely sessions — and we’re always looking for more ideas to make it better."
Faculty should email email Hobson or email Plotkin with ideas for additional sessions.
Register for On Grant Writing sessions
The series is perfect for early-career scientists as well as those looking to take a fresh approach to their established grant-writing practices. Faculty, staff and learners are welcome to attend. Learn more and register for the sessions that interest you by clicking on the links below.
This page will be updated when additional dates and sessions are confirmed. Bookmark it for future reference.
- July 10 – How the Ruth Lilly Medical Library Supports Grant Writing
- Sept. 9 – Workshop: Pivot from ProQuest
- Nov. 11 – IU Research: Corporate and Foundation Relations Resources
- Jan. 7 – The Mechanics of Writing Effective Grants
- Jan. 27 – Budgets and Budget Justification
- Feb. 17 – How to Write a Clear and Compelling Aims Page
- March 10 – Developing Training Plans for NIH K and F Grants
- April 7 – Review Processes for Non-NIH Grants (Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, etc.)
- TBD – IU University Relations
