• Provide career development training in grant writing and proposal development
• Improve faculty knowledge of the review process and NIH system
• Produce high quality R-series or non-federal equivalent grant submissions
• Increase funding success rates for R series grants across Larner

• ~10-week program starting 16 weeks prior to standard NIH deadlines
• Deadlines throughout the program for completion of rough drafts of key grant sections and full draft approximately 6 weeks prior to submission
• Offered 2 times/year for February/March and June/July NIH submission deadlines, with 1-on-1 support from Program Directors for October/November deadlines

• Six (6) 1-hour sessions addressing key grant components, with each focused on improving the quality of grant submissions
• Direct and detailed feedback on all key sections of the grant by Program Directors
• Funds for review of the application by an external expert prior to submission (must meet required deadlines to qualify)

R Scholars cohorts are run for fall and spring semesters, with signup between July 1st and Aug 15th and Nov 1st to Dec 15th, respectively.

Current R Scholar participants will find program materials (sample grant sections, presentations, etc.) on the Larner SharePoint system: R Scholar Program Materials on SharePoint