This is a reminder that I will be offering Neuro 621: “The Art of Grant Writing” this coming winter semester (Winter 2017).  This course aims to train PhD students, Post-docs and clinical fellows to write a full-fledged CIHR/NIH-like grant application on topics of interest to them.  The course has been very well received in the past and ranked by the students as one of the best courses they had taken throughout their training. 

The course is held once a week (Tuesday afternoons from 2:00 – 5:00) and trains the students in preparing all aspects of a grant application.  By the end of the semester, each student would have written a full-fledged application that is then reviewed by a peer-review committee of which the students are members along with 4-6 professors.  Trainees from all disciplines are invited to take the course.

Seats in the course are limited and are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.  I look forward to seeing your trainees in the course.  Please remind the trainees that admission in the course is by instructor permission so do encourage them to contact me directly.

The Bear Tracks description of the course is as follows:
The purpose of this course is to train graduate students in preparing grant applications in order to improve their chances of future success in obtaining research funds from a major Canadian federal funding agency such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The course is targeted primarily towards students who have completed at least one year of graduate work. Preference will be given to those planning to pursue a Ph.D. Throughout the course, students will be instructed on how to prepare a complete grant application package on a topic that is different from their graduate project. The proposal will be prepared in stages and completed two weeks prior to the end of the semester. Students will then prepare and give presentations for a mock site visit by the funding agency. Students will also participate in a mock peer review committee and make final funding decisions. Enrollment is limited, and registration is by permission of the Department.