Grants 102 Course Outline
Monthly sessions from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm from February 2022 to July 2022 in MSB G100.
Session 1:Idea to Proposal
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Kevin Morano,
Reading:The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapters 1-4, 6
Assignment: Lay abstract critique, Identify a mentor
Session2:Specific Aims, Innovation, & Significance
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Kevin Morano,
Reading:The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapters 7-10
Assignment: Revise Lay Abstract, Generate Specific Aims page, Generate Innovation and Significance
Session3:Specific Research Design & Methods (
Population Based Studies)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Laura Mitchell,
Reading:The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapters 11-15
Assignment: Lay Abstract Critique, Revise Specific Aims page, Revise Innovation and Significance, Generate Research Design and Methods
Session 4:Research Design & Methods (Laboratory-based Studies)
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Jake Chen, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Reading:The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapters 11-15
Assignment: Revise Research Design and Methods
Session 5:Review & Response
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker: Michael Lorenz,
Reading:The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, Chapter 5, Chapters 16-21
Assignment: Revise and Compile Grant
Session 6:Executing the Research
From 12:00 to 1:30 pm
Speaker:Kevin Morano,
Assignment: Comparison of Innovation and Significance start to finish, Comparison of Lay Abstract start to finish
CompletionLuncheon:September 2022