Becky Kinkead

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What is a grant?

What is a grant? By definition, a Grant is – An exercise in persuasive writing  that conveys your ideas to a funder to get money to do something Grants can be for many different things including: Research Clinical practice or service delivery Training, Fellowships, Career Development Education, curriculum development Buildings and Equipment As a postdoctoral …

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The Purpose of the F32 Mechanism

The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) is to support promising applicants during their mentored postdoctoral training under the guidance of outstanding faculty sponsors.  The integrated program of research and training should enhance the individual’s potential to develop into a productive, independent researcher. The training …

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Overview of the F32 Boot Camp

  The F32 Boot Camp is a  ‘class’ designed to walk you through all sections of the F32 submission. As described by NIH, the purpose of the F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award is to ‘…support promising applicants during their mentored postdoctoral training under the guidance of outstanding faculty sponsors. The integrated program of research and training …

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Where to find the active F32 funding announcements

Make sure you have the most current NIH grants information and funding announcements by going to the NIH GRANTS & FUNDING website. To find the current F32 Program Announcements – Click on the ‘Funding’ tab Select the ‘Research Training and Career Development Programs’ From the menu on the right, select the ‘Fellowship Kiosk’ Under the …

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Timeline for December 8, 2020 F32 Grant Submissions

Starting early and staying on track are critical to having a successful grant submission. Below is a tentative timeline that would allow you to produce multiple drafts of each document, with time to get valuable feedback from collaborators and colleagues. Monday Oct 19 Drafts of biosketch and aims, outline of training plan Monday Oct 26 Start Emory routing …

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