Sarah Dobson - NIH grant writing tips

Sarah Dobson - NIH grant writing tips

My channel helps early career researchers write NIH grant applications that get an enthusiastic thumbs-up from reviewers by sharing my best grant writing strategies and techniques. If you're an early career researcher applying for an NIH R01 (or other R-series grant) or a Career Development Award (K Award), make sure to subscribe to this channel!

If you have any questions, or you want to suggest a topic for a video, please email us at [email protected]

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  • @loulukas3575
    @loulukas3575Ай бұрын

    Wow! I wish I had heard this 5 years ago! Great points about how to make the most of personal statement- AS IS RELATES to YOUR ROLE on the current proposal! How has no one told me that before?

  • @shawnwalthour9804
    @shawnwalthour98046 ай бұрын

    Question can a small for profit get grants

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson6 ай бұрын

    Hi, Shawn - there are plenty of resources available. Locating that information depends on the type funding you are looking for. If you are curious specifically about NIH, you can visit the NIH website and check out the "About Grants" and "Funding" sections. Good luck!

  • @sangrampatra3047
    @sangrampatra30477 ай бұрын

    This video is really good

  • @sangrampatra3047
    @sangrampatra30477 ай бұрын

    Yes you right

  • @PhD-JWT
    @PhD-JWT8 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @Marielekoubou8575
    @Marielekoubou85758 ай бұрын

    Extremely useful!

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson8 ай бұрын

    Glad you think so!

  • @julie2673
    @julie267310 ай бұрын

    Can you give us a short example of what that might look like?

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson10 ай бұрын

    An easy (and built-in) example of anticipating and addressing objections in your approach section is the potential problems and mitigation strategies component - imagining what could go wrong and how you'll get around it. But in general I recommend that you try to imagine what sort of critiques your reviewers might give you on the scoring criteria, and address them in advance. One that we see a lot among ESIs (women and underrepresented researchers in particular) is in the Investigator(s) score - your reviewers might be skeptical about your ability to lead the project and so to anticipate and address that objection you would speak to your leadership and management on other projects and potentially also the team members you have around you who are experienced in leading large projects.

  • @julie2673
    @julie267310 ай бұрын

    @@thesarahdobson, Thank you

  • @CodyStark
    @CodyStark11 ай бұрын

    I can understand that writing is a skill (Grant writing). I am learning to write a grant for my wife's business. she's a professional traveling photographer. The challenge of finding the right grants is hard but a challenge I'm prepared to handle. I now see why grant writers charge so much money, because the research part alone could take hours.

  • @eveadame1059
    @eveadame1059 Жыл бұрын

    Justifying your choices. So it is easier for your viewer, to see what you want to accomplish 🦋🌿

  • @eveadame1059
    @eveadame1059 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, for keeping things realistic! To help us keep on track, during the learning process 🌻🦋🌿

  • @sarahdobson8177
    @sarahdobson8177 Жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you're finding it helpful!

  • @aldhairmedico9408
    @aldhairmedico9408 Жыл бұрын

    1. strategy 2. plan 3. argument 4. feedback 5. pivot

  • @CarlSmith-ri2yf
    @CarlSmith-ri2yf Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Is there anything in particular I should mention when writing a grant that will improve the chances of me getting accepted ? Thanks

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson Жыл бұрын

    That depends on so many factors that are specific to the funding opportunity, agency, and project you're proposing. My best advice is to think about what what your reviewers would need to understand about your project so that they can feel confident that it's feasible and aligned with the objectives of the funding opportunity.

  • @2Dcmbr7
    @2Dcmbr7 Жыл бұрын

    Is the primary emphasis on the quality/feasibility/national and scientific benefit of the idea being presented in the grant, or is preference given to established research groups, or “Ivy League” alumni, or already being published in the specialized area you are seeking funding in? Also, if a NIH grant is not funded one year, if the researcher develops it further, and refines the proposal, are grant proposals for specific research projects able to be reconsidered even after not being funded the first submission? Would a researcher new at clinical trials be allowed to propose a two-phase project, the second of which is clinical trials, without having the experience (or resources) to detail them in the proposal at the level as would be required for working with human subjects? Conducting research under the guidance/standards of the Belmont Report is one thing. The FDA guidelines and ISO standards for conducting clinical trials with the intent of bringing a new medical device, procedure, or treatment to market as a new option for human health care providers is exponentially more complex. How complex would a grant proposal need to be? Belmont Report, or FDA regulation?

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson Жыл бұрын

    Hi, Stephen - there are quite a lot of questions here so assuming these aren't hypothetical, it sounds like you might want to seek out specific support/advice for your situation. But the short answer is that it all comes down to how you justify the choices you've made. For example - if you're new at clinical trials and you don't have the experience or resources to do the research, how would you justify to reviewers that the research is feasible - in other words, that you're able to achieve the outcomes that you're promising in the proposal? How could you convince reviewers that you and your team are the right ones to execute this project (and be trusted with millions of dollars of taxpayer money)? Hope that helps!

  • @2Dcmbr7
    @2Dcmbr7 Жыл бұрын

    @@thesarahdobson not hypothetical at all. I’m applying for a second doctorate, and I’m trying to have a research grant to go along with it so I can work on my own ideas instead of being in somebody else’s research group. Thanks for your content.

  • @NikoleAli
    @NikoleAli Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this advice! I am writing an R21 and others now and your informative videos help it to be less painful. ❤

  • @sarahdobson8177
    @sarahdobson8177 Жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear that the videos help it be less painful! 🙂 All the best with writing your R21.

  • @LudwigVera
    @LudwigVera Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, Sarah!

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson Жыл бұрын

    My self-paced grant writing course, The Grant Funding Formula, will give you the tools, strategies, and templates you need to write a competitive NIH R01 : sarahdobson.co/gff-r

  • @stephenpiccolo
    @stephenpiccolo Жыл бұрын

    Your content is great! Enjoying it.

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Stephen!

  • @SophiaB.0519
    @SophiaB.0519 Жыл бұрын

    What is an RO1?

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson Жыл бұрын

    It's a type of research project grant funded by the National Institutes of Health. I work with researchers who are applying for these types of grants, so that's what I talk about on my channel

  • @SophiaB.0519
    @SophiaB.0519 Жыл бұрын

    @@thesarahdobson oh neat! Thank you

  • @larrylindsey2833
    @larrylindsey2833 Жыл бұрын

    Sorry I don’t need a degree to understand science I can cross reference anything to find the truth. I understand science well but when you have lied to people long enough people will not believe you and will become educated on the matter. Scientists are only as smart as their research and even than research has been wrong on many lvls especially the COVID-19 , transgenderism , male / gender dysphoria . You manipulate science to fool people so you can justify your narrative. Science is a joke no it’s been weaponized and now no one believes anything scientist say anymore.

  • @yasinabul6457
    @yasinabul6457 Жыл бұрын

    This is the best summary which I have ever listened about specific aims

  • @sarahdobson8177
    @sarahdobson8177 Жыл бұрын

    High praise! Glad you found this one helpful, Yasin.

  • @lizh1657
    @lizh1657 Жыл бұрын

    Great set of tips!

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Liz! Glad they're helpful!

  • @manurangachari9240
    @manurangachari9240 Жыл бұрын

    Timely as I am writing an LOI this week! Super informative and well presented. Great job, Sarah!

  • @thesarahdobson
    @thesarahdobson Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful, Manu! Good luck on the LOI!

  • @your1nobody
    @your1nobody3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for these very helpful videos! Im watching them all. As I am new to NIH grants and feeling overwhelmed!

  • @sarahdobson8177
    @sarahdobson81773 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you're enjoying them! If there are any specific questions you want me to address in a future video, let me know.