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Web Resources for Grant Writers

Quick links to web resources mentioned in our Grantsmanship Training Video series and other essential resources for grant writers.

  • Biosketch Format Pages, Instructions and Examples

    The official NIH resources for developing your biosketch.
  • SciENev: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae

    Recommended by NIH, researchers can use SciENcv to create and maintain biosketches that are submitted with grant applications and annual reports.
  • Definitions of Criteria and Considerations for Research Project Grant Critique

    Overview of key review criteria used for assessment of research grants submitted to the NIH.
  • NIH Grants Process Overview

    Overview of the steps of the NIH grant development, submission, review, and award process from start to finish.
  • Center for Scientific Review

    The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is the gateway for NIH grant applications and their review for scientific merit. This site provides detailed information on all aspects of the review process.
  • Center for Scientific Review - Peer Review Videos

    The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has produced a series of videos to give you an inside look at how scientists from across the country review NIH grant applications for scientific and technical merit.
  • NIH “All About Grants” Podcasts

    The Office of Extramural Research (OER) talks to NIH staff members about the ins and outs of NIH funding. Designed for investigators, fellows, students, research administrators, and others just curious about the application and award process, we provide insights on grant topics from those who live and breathe the information.
  • Better at the Bench

    Visit the “Grant Writing Spring Proposal Bootcamp” created by Jennifer Kong, a postdoc in the Biochemistry Department at Stanford University to access grant writing resources, strategies and tips on how to make a writing plan, find funding opportunities, write an abstract, and more.
  • Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops

    Longstanding private company providing training sessions and materials on writing grants for NIH, NSF, and other funding agencies.
  • Edge for Scholars: Grants & Funding

    An online resource created by and for the academic community.