NIH Funding: Navigating the R01 & K Grant Submission Process

This online course will give participants an overview of the NIH grant submission process. The NIH offers a range of different funding mechanisms and this course will cover general principles related to NIH grant writing, but there is a particular focus on the R01 and K series of mentored career development grants. Participants will learn from researchers who have successfully applied for NIH funding and from researchers who have served on study sections. Course topics include:

• Developing an NIH-fundable research topic
• Writing the sections of the R01 or K mentored career development grant
• Effective project management
• Working with grant administrators and collaborators to assemble the grant
• NIH peer review process

Though the course covers the entire process of writing and submitting an NIH grant, it also presupposes prior funding application experience. Harvard Catalyst also offers a more fundamentals-focused course, Techniques to Writing a Competitive Grant, which provides an overview of the grant writing process for participants who do not have prior experience.

Please note: Due to the scope of the course, we cannot provide individual feedback on current or future applications. This course provides specific instruction on writing the sections of the grant, but cannot offer grant review. For further tools, trainings, and resources, please refer to the Writing & Communications Center.