The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) has coordinated a grant writing series, K Club, intended for junior faculty preparing to submit applications for the NIH Mentored Career Development Awards. These awards are designed to promote the career development of specific groups of individuals based on their past training and career stage.
The objective of these programs is to bring candidates to the point where they are able to conduct their research independently and are competitive for major grant support.
This structured workshop series is designed to assist junior faculty and fellows who are preparing competitive career development grant applications for February or June 2024 NIH submission. The program is broken up into four grant writing workshops that will prepare applicants to submit a K award:
Workshop 1: Introduction; Overview of the RFA and submission materials – October 9, 9-10:30 AM
Workshop 2: Specific Aims & Mentor Qualifications; Writing clear aims and assembling a qualified mentoring team – October 16, 9-10:30 AM
Workshop 3: Career Development Plan; Identifying yourself as a strong candidate & the NIH Loan Repayment Program – October 23, 9-10:30 AM
Workshop 4: Panel Discussion; Prior applicants discuss the K Award submission process and answer questions – October 30, 9-10:30 AM
Participants will be emailed the Zoom link information prior to beginning the workshop series.
To register for the K Club, please provide the following materials: Signed MOU, current NIH Biosketch, and a draft of your Specific Aims.
Please send your application for the K-Club to Yzabella Nardo (nardoy@hs.uci.edu) via email by October 8, 2023.
