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WritingFundableProposals:KeystoSuccess forNewInvestigators
ofColor
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc.AAKOMA Project Director & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Psychiatry Georgetown University Medical Center
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Citation
Breland-Noble, A.M.(2016, March17).WritingFundableProposals: Keystosuccessfornewinvestigators ofcolor. [Webinar].In2014-2016CNPAAIMILeadership Development FellowsWebinar Series.Retrieved fromhttps://zoom.us/j/188840385.
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Whyare youhere?
• Whatdrivesyou?• Whatquestions areyoumostinterested inanswering?
• Whyapplyforfunding?
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Whyare youhere?
Answeringthesequestionsbeforeyoubeginisan
imperative.
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Overview in 3 Acts
Act I: Preparing
• Whattoknow before youbegin
Act II: Writing
• Help:Who?What?When?Where?and How?
• Tools of theTrade
• “When the goinggetstough” (Example)
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Act I: Preparing
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc.AAKOMA Project Director & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Psychiatry Georgetown University Medical Center
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Whyare youhere?
Successinexternal funding
• Whatdoyourfellow newinvestigators havetosayabout pursuing thistypeofcareer?
– Anyinitialthoughtsfromyou?
• Haveyouhadtheopportunity toconsider whatisrequired to becompetitive?
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Speaker Background
• Ph.D.- CounselingPsychology- 1997• MHSc.- ClinicalResearch- DukeSoM2010• MentoredFellowonNIHR25• 2NIHPostdoctoralFellowships• NIHDiversitySupplementandNIHCareer(K)award• PIon3awardscurrentlyandCo-Ion1additionalawardPrimaryResearchArea:CBPR,PCORandCERclinicalresearchforAfricanAmericananddiverseyouthandfamilies(AdolescentMentalHealthDisparities)
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Whattoknowbefore youbeginAsk Yourself…
• Areyoufluentin“NIHese”“PCORIese”?– Institutemission– Institutefundingpriorities– Areyoufamiliarwithgrants.gov?– AreyoufamiliarwiththeNIHandPCORIforms?
– Doyouhaveabiosketch?Doyouknowwhatonelookslike?
– AreyouregisteredintheeRA CommonsorPCORIFluxx?
– DoyouknowwhatanLOIis?
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FundingPriorities
DoyouknowwheretofindtheStrategicPrioritiesofNIMH,PCORIorthefunderofyourchoice?
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Where does yourresearch fitwithinthemissionand prioritiesofthefunder?
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Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc.AAKOMA Project Director & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Psychiatry Georgetown University Medical Center
Act II: Writing
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Help
• Who?– Youandyourmentors
• Youwantconcretefeedbackinatimelymannerfrom2-3previouslyfundedinvestigators
– Youneeda teamofinvestigators• Verylittlescienceoccursinisolation(TeamScience)• Colleaguesideallyhavemoreexperiencewithresearchandexternalfunding
– YourProgramOfficer/ProgramManager
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Help
• What?– Organizeyourthoughtsandcreateathemeforyourwork.
Canyoupassthe“elevatorspeech” testtodescribe1.Youroverall career researchframework?2.Yourspecifictopicofinterestwiththisproposal?
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Help
• Where?– Mentors’ successfulproposals– Colleagues’ successfulproposals
• When?– Attheoutsetofproposaldevelopment
• How?– Practicemakesperfect– Anticipaterewrites,esp.forESIandNI
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Timelines
• Howlong doesittaketowrite aproposal?
TimetoAwardatNIH
TimetoAwardatPCORI:Generally 4-9monthsdepending uponmechanism (includessubmission ofLOI)
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Timelines
HowlongdoesittaketoactuallyreceiveaNoticeofAward?• Anticipateanywherefrom12-18monthsincludingresubmissions
Along theway,youwant toremember…
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Whyare youhere?
• Whatdrivesyou?• Whatquestions areyoumostinterested inanswering?
• Whyapplyforexternal funding?
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ToolsoftheTrade
Program Officer• HowmanyofyoualreadyhaveanidentifiedPO?
• Areyouinregular contact with him/her?• Haveyousubmitted aconcept paper forfeedback?
• Haveyouwritten aconcept paper?
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NIHRePORT
• UseRePORT todetermine whatfundedinvestigators whoshareyourinterests aredoing• Fromwhich institutes havetheyreceived
their funding?• Which mechanisms havetheyused?• Howsimilar isyourworktotheirs?
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Practical Application
• Mytrajectory offunding (aka)
Whenthegoing getstough…
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When thegoinggets tough…
• First ever grant - internal faculty award in 2000 followed by second internal award in 2002– 10 fold award increase from first to second award.
• Next awards:– 2002 - 2005 NIH T32– 2005 – 2007 NIH diversity supplement– 2006 Foundation award– 2007 - 2011 NIH K award– 2012 Almost 0 (7% on my mentee’s NIH award)
– 2013 – 2014 NIH pilot award (rebuilding track record)– 2015 2 PCORI Awards, 1 NIH pilot award and
Co-I on mentor’s NIH award
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Act III: applying oneself
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., M.H.Sc.Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral SciencesDuke University Medical Center
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Practical Application
Which funder isbestalignedwith yourresearch?TherearealternativestoNIH
Haveyoudetermined ifyourareaofresearchinterest isalignedwith thefunder’s priorities?
Whoareyourmentors?Havetheybeen fundedpreviously?
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Take Home Messages
1. Brilliant preparation increases yourchancesforearlysuccess
2. Doyourhomework BEFOREyouwrite3. Assembleagreat,collaborative team4. Identifyaguide forthejourney
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Take Home Messages
1. Know thelanguage2. Askforhelp3. Practice, Practice, Practice4. Identifyyoursupport systemandnurture it
always
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Take Home Messages
1. Stopcomparing yourselftopeers, especially forECPSofcolor1. YOUWILLHAVEDIFFERENTTRAJECTORIES2. TherearemanymentorsbutfewSPONSORS
1. Itisfarmoredifficulttofindthelatter,buttheyprovidesomuchmorebenefittoyourcareer
Mentorsprovideguidancebutsponsorsopendoorsandwalkyouthrough.
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ThankYou
Dr. Breland-Noble is supported by the following awards:
PI: PCORI Pipeline to Proposal Award (#3413268)PI: PCORI Eugene Washington Engagement Award (#GUMC-1503)PI: GHUCCTS Pilot Translational Clinical Science Award (Parent: UL1-TR000101)Co-I: NIMHD P60 Center of Excellence Award (P60-MD006920)
Dr.AlfieeM.Breland-NobleDirector,TheAAKOMAProject
DepartmentofPsychiatryGeorgetownUniversityMedicalCenter
202.687.2392www.aakomaproject.org
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