Grant Writing Boot Camp

2025 Summer Proposal Writing Program announcement coming in February 2025

Two Summer 2024 Proposal-Writing Opportunities

UT Austin-based and External Faculty Affiliates of the Population Research Center (PRC) or the Texas Center on Aging and Population Sciences (CAPS) are invited to participate in two proposal-writing workshops to be held this coming summer. Faculty should select the workshop that aligns best with their research topic and target funding agency. Both workshops are designed to teach the craft of grant preparation, including conceptualizing the project, forming a research team, writing the scientific components, managing the forms, budgeting, and understanding the review process. After participating in the workshop, participants are expected to have a draft proposal. Applicants must commit to submitting their proposal to NIH in fall 2024 or early spring 2025.

 The workshop will involve 4 or 5 group meetings but will also require intensive proposal writing between meetings. Participants must commit to dedicating significant time this summer to the workshop and preparing their proposals.

They must also commit to submitting their final proposals to a funding agency through the PRC or CAPS.

 Details about each opportunity can be found in the table below.

	PRC Proposal Boot Camp	CAPS Proposal Preparation Program
Proposal deadline:	March 26	March 26
Eligibility:	PRC Faculty Scholars and External Faculty Affiliates who have not been PI on an R01. PRC postdoctoral scholars must receive prior approval from Development Director Jennifer Glass before applying.	CAPS Faculty Affiliates or affiliates of a CAPS associated network who have not received an R01.
Meeting dates:	4 to 5 meetings over the	4 to 5 meetings over the summer, with

 

	summer, with one preliminary meeting in late April or early May	one preliminary meeting in April or early May
Target funding	Eunice Kennedy Shriver	National Institute on Aging (NIA)
agency:	National Institute of Child
	Health and Human
	Development ( NICHD),
	Population Dynamics Branch
Priority topics:	Population health and well- being Reproductive, maternal, and infant health	Demography and economics of aging, life course antecedents of adult development and aging, environment and place (including neighborhood, regions), and social contexts of aging (see descriptions listed at the CAPS website.
	· Family demography and human development
	· Education, work, and institutions
Application requirements:	A draft of Specific Aims page that includes the goals of the project and the planned methodology. See NIH guidelines here. A paragraph explaining how the planned project fits one or more PRC or CAPS priority topics listed above. A statement explaining why this project is a logical next step in the applicant’s research program, what funding agency and mechanism (e.g., R01, K01, R21, R03) they are targeting, and whether their project will include collaborators at UT or elsewhere. An NIH formatted biosketch: Biosketch format pages instructions, and samples are available here.
Contact for	Dr. Jennifer Glass	Dr. Karen Fingerman
questions:	(jennifer-glass@utexas.edu)	(kfingerman@austin.utexas.edu), CAPS
	PRC Associate Director of Faculty Development	Director of Research
Applications emailed to:	jennifer-glass@utexas.edu	caps@utexas.edu

Summer 2023 Proposal Preparation Program

The Center on Aging & Population Sciences (CAPS) is pleased to announce that a summer grant proposal workshop for early stage investigators working in research areas that fit the CAPS themes: Demography and economics of aging, life course antecedents of adult development and aging, environment and place (including neighborhood, regions), and social contexts of aging.

The workshop will include content about grant writing, proposal development for the National Institute on Aging. At the end of the workshop, participants are expected to have a draft of a proposal.

The workshop will involve 4 or 5 group meetings but will also require intensive proposal writing between meetings. Participants must commit to dedicating significant time this summer to the workshop and preparing their proposals. They must also commit to submitting their final proposals to a funding agency through CAPS.

Interested applications should submit the following materials (see specific contact information below):

1. A draft of Specific Aims page that includes the goals of the project and the planned methodology. See NIH guidelines here.
2. A paragraph explaining how this project fits one or more CAPS theme.
3. A statement explaining why this project is a logical next step in the applicant’s research program, what funding agency and mechanism (e.g., K01, R21, R03) they are targeting, and whether their project will include collaborators at UT or elsewhere.
4. NIH formatted biosketch: Biosketch format pages instructions, and samples are available here.

Specific information about the workshop’s priorities and contacts can be found below.

 

CAPS Proposal Preparation Program

Proposal deadline:	Tuesday, February 28, 5:00 pm
Eligibility:	CAPS Faculty Affiliates who have not received an R01; CAPS postdoctoral fellows may be able to apply depending on available slots and with prior approval from the Director of Research
Meeting dates:	4 to 5 meetings over the summer, with one preliminary meeting in April or early May
Target funding agency:	National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Priority topics:	Demography and economics of aging, life course antecedents of adult development and aging, environment and place (including neighborhood, regions), and social contexts of aging (see descriptions listed at the CAPS website.
Contact for questions:	Dr. Karen Fingerman (kfingerman@austin.utexas.edu), CAPS Director of Research
Applications emailed to:	Rita Stramel (caps@utexas.edu)

 

Summer 2022 Proposal Preparation Program

The Center on Aging & Population Sciences (CAPS) is pleased to announce that a summer grant proposal workshop for early stage investigators working in research areas that fit the CAPS themes: Demography and economics of aging, life course antecedents of adult development and aging, environment and place (including neighborhood, regions), and social contexts of aging.

The workshop will include content about grant writing, proposal development for the National Institute on Aging. At the end of the workshop, participants are expected to have a draft of a proposal.

The workshop will involve 4 or 5 group meetings but will also require intensive proposal writing between meetings. Participants must commit to dedicating significant time this summer to the workshop and preparing their proposals. They must also commit to submitting their final proposals to a funding agency through CAPS.

Interested applications should submit the following materials (see specific contact information below):

A draft of Specific Aims page that includes the goals of the project and the planned methodology.

1. A paragraph explaining how this project fits one or more CAPS theme.
2. A statement explaining why this project is a logical next step in the applicant’s research program, what funding agency and mechanism (e.g., K01, R21, R03) they are targeting, and whether their project will include collaborators at UT or elsewhere.
3. NIH formatted biosketch: Biosketch format pages instructions, and samples are available here: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm

Specific information about the workshop’s priorities and contacts can be found below.

CAPS Proposal Preparation Program

Proposal deadline:	Friday, February 25th, 5:00 pm
Eligibility:	CAPS Faculty Affiliates who have not received an R01; CAPS postdoctoral fellows may be able to apply depending on available slots and with prior approval from the Director of Research
Meeting dates:	4 to 5 meetings over the summer, with one preliminary meeting in April or early May
Target funding agency:	National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Priority topics:	Demography and economics of aging, life course antecedents of adult development and aging, environment and place (including neighborhood, regions), and social contexts of aging (see descriptions listed at the CAPS website.
Contact for questions:	Dr. Karen Fingerman (kfingerman@austin.utexas.edu), CAPS Director of Research
Applications emailed to:	Stacy Brodie (caps@utexas.edu)

Summer 2021 Proposal Writing Workshops at UT

 The Population Research Center (PRC) and the Center on Aging & Population Sciences (CAPS) are pleased to announce that they will each host a summer grant proposal workshop for early stage investigators working in our respective research areas. The two workshops will overlap on some basic content about grant writing and proposal development but will diverge to focus in the specifics of writing to our respective target funding agencies. At the end of the workshop, participants are expected to have a draft proposal ready for submission.

 Each workshop will involve 4 group meetings but will also require intensive proposal writing between meetings. Participants must commit to dedicating significant time this summer to the workshop and preparing their proposals. They must also commit to submitting their final proposals to a funding agency through either the PRC or CAPS.

 Interested applications should submit the following materials (see specific contact info below):

1.    A draft Specific Aims page that includes the goals of the project and the planned methodology.

2.    A statement explaining why this project is a logical next step in the applicant’s research program, what funding agency and mechanism (e.g., R01, R03) they are targeting, and whether their project includes collaborators at UT or elsewhere.

3.    A CV.

 Specific information about each workshop’s priorities and contacts can be found below.

 PRC Proposal Writing Boot Camp

Proposal deadline:	February 26th, 5:00 pm
Eligibility:	PRC Faculty Research Associates who have not received an R01; PRC postdocs can also apply with prior approval from the Development Director
Meeting dates:	4 to 5 meetings over the summer, with one preliminary meeting in April or early May
Target funding agencies:	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development--Population Dynamics Branch (NICHD PDB),  National Science Foundation, Institute for Education Sciences
Priority topics:	Population processes, changes & trajectories; reproductive health; population health (see descriptions listed at NICHD PDB)
Contact for questions:	Dr. Jennifer Glass (jennifer-glass@utexas.edu), PRC Development Director
Applications emailed to:	Mary de la Garza (marydlg@utexas.edu)

 

CAPS Proposal Preparation Program

Proposal deadline:	February 26th, 5:00 pm
Eligibility:	CAPS Faculty Affiliates who have not received an R01; CAPS postdocs can also apply with prior approval from the Director of Research
Meeting dates:	4 to 5 meetings over the summer, with one preliminary meeting in April or early May
Target funding agency:	National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Priority topics:	Demography and economics of aging, life course antecedents of adult development and aging, environment and place (including neighborhood, regions), and social contexts of aging  (see descriptions listed at the CAPSwebsite.
Contact for questions:	Dr. Karen Fingerman (kfingerman@austin.utexas.edu), CAPS Director of Research
Applications emailed to:	Stacy Brodie (stacybrodie@austin.utexas.edu)