NS 7040

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NS 7040
Grant Writing

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Interactive course that addresses the knowledge, approach, and professional skills (conceptual, technical, and writing) required to create a successful grant proposal and initiate a career in research. Format is focused around the development, execution, and evaluation of NIH-style grant proposals. Lectures will focus on the development of hypotheses, specific aims, and long term goals, as well as research design and methodology. Issues of human subject and animal experimentation, ethics, and research collaborators are also covered. Students are expected to develop a full-length grant proposal in consultation with their research advisor. Basic guidelines and approach to proposal evaluation and scoring are covered. Course concludes with a mock study section where all proposals are reviewed by the students.


Prerequisites NS 7030.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: graduate students in DNS.

Last 1 Terms Offered 2025SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 16596 NS 7040   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: NS 7030. Enrollment limited to: Division of Nutritional Sciences graduate students.