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Build Your Grant Writing Skills

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Build Your Grant Writing Skills
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The Indiana CTSI offers several opportunities to help you learn to describe your project in clear, concise, and compelling terms. You can take advantage of tailored options that fit your needs.

Visit “Office Hours” for Direct Assistance, Guidance & Conversation

Join Indiana CTSI experts for informal workshops on grant writing. At each session, a speaker will discuss a relevant topic and answer questions. Topics range from finding collaborators, to designing clinical trials, to effective self-promotion. Sessions are scheduled for the first and third Wednesday each month.

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For Every Phase of Your Project

Mock Study Section

Participate in a mock study section to help hone your grant writing skills. Sections are separated into those reviewing R and K awards and those reviewing basic and clinical awards for more focused support.

To learn more or get involved, reach out to Tammy Sajydk, PhD, MS.

Grant Writing Resources & Services Across Indiana CTSI Campuses

Find more resources on your campus. Also, some departments offer their own grant writing assistance, so check with your department administrator.

Indiana University
- Proposal Development Services (PDS) in the Office for Research Development can provide grant writing assistance at any time.
- “On Grant Writing” is a workshop series offered annually as part of a collaboration between Faculty Affairs and Professional Development (FAPD) and Research Affairs at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Contact Tara Hobson for more details.

Purdue University
- The Office of Research offers hands-on assistance to Purdue investigators.
- Grantsmanship Workshops are also available throughout the year.

University of Notre Dame
- Research and Proposal Development is available to assist faculty in developing a successful research portfolio.
- Pre-Award Services within Notre Dame Research Administration and Compliance (NDRAC), is committed to promoting a dynamic, flexible, and ever-adapting system for the procurement and administration of extramural funds. Our responsibility is to assist, facilitate, mitigate risk, and empower.

Get Connected to the Right Indiana CTSI Resources

Your campus navigator is here to help you determine your next step or create a plan to use several of our resources together. Contact a navigator today!

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Purdue University

Tommy Sors, PhD
Purdue University

Natasha Nikolaidis, MS
University of Notre Dame

Prakash Nallathamby, B. Tech, PhD
University of Notre Dame

Jessica Brookshire, MSA, CHES
IU School of Medicine–Terre Haute

Ellen Ireland, MPH, PhD
IU School of Medicine–Evansville

Kara E. Garcia, PhD, MEng
IU School of Medicine–Indianapolis

Tammy J. Sajdyk, PhD, MS
Regenstrief Institute

Jennifer Gatz, PhD
IU Bloomington

Joel Ybe, PhD
IU Indianapolis

Silvia Bigatti, PhD

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