NS 7040

Grant Writing

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Interactive course that addresses the knowledge, approach, and professional skills (conceptual, technical, and writing) required to create a successful grant proposal and initiate a career in research. Format is focused around the development, execution, and evaluation of NIH-style grant proposals. Lectures will focus on the development of hypotheses, specific aims, and long term goals, as well as research design and methodology. Issues of human subject and animal experimentation, ethics, and research collaborators are also covered. Students are expected to develop a full-length grant proposal in consultation with their research advisor. Basic guidelines and approach to proposal evaluation and scoring are covered. Course concludes with a mock study section where all proposals are reviewed by the students.

Prerequisites NS 7030.

Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) graduate and professional students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025SP, 2023FA, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes

• To develop skills necessary to write successful research funding proposals and to review and evaluate grant proposals.

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