Would you like to improve your grant writing skills? Do you want to learn proven tips to increase your chances of getting funded? Do you wish you knew what the reviewers were looking for and how to make your grant application stand out?
The Conquer Cancer Foundation will be offering a Grant Writing Workshop at the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago. Anyone attending the ASCO Annual Meeting is welcome to attend this unique cancer grant writing workshop. Please fill out this short survey to pre-register. This will also allow us to email you workshop materials in advance of the session. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!
The agenda for the session is as follows:
2012 Grant Writing Workshop Program
Basic Grant Writing and Grant Writing Skills
ASCO Extended Education Session
Friday, June 1, 2012
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Co-Chair – Charles Rudin, MD
(Johns Hopkins)
Co-Chair – Eric Small, MD
(University of California San Francisco)
Conquer Cancer Foundation Grants Program
by Jennifer C. King, PhD (Conquer Cancer Foundation)
Choosing a Mentor and Obtaining Letters of Support
by Susan Blaney, MD (Texas Children’s Cancer Center)
Developing Hypothesis and Stating Aims
by Charles M. Rudin, MD (Johns Hopkins)
Tips for Grant Writing in the New NIH Format
by Heidi Nelson MD (Mayo Clinic Rochester)
Grant Writing Pearls
by Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD (University of Washington)
Mock Study Session - (Prostate Cancer Grant(s))
Eric Small, (primary reviewer)
Kathy Cooney, (secondary reviewer)
Donna Neuberg. (biostatistician)
Small Group Discussion Table Leaders:
Eric Small, MD
Kathy Cooney, MD
Wells Messersmith, MD
Gary Schwartz, MD
Dawn Hershman, MD
Successful grant writing is a set of skills that can be learned and improved upon with proper guidance and practice. The Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO provides this grant writing workshop for new and established grant applicants alike.
The resources available are based on content from the ASCO Annual Meeting education program sessions and are designed to help applicants learn more about available funding opportunities and gain a competitive edge in the grant application process.
View presentations from the Grant Writing Workshop at the 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting:
| Presentation | Speaker |
| NCI Training and Career Development Grants Ming Lei, PhD National Cancer Institute | |
| Conquer Cancer Foundation Grants Program Kathy Cooney, MD University of Michigan | |
| Choosing a Mentor and Obtaining Letters of Support Susan Blaney, MD Texas Children’s Cancer Center | |
| Developing Hypothesis and Stating Aims Charles M. Rudin, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins University | |
| Tips for Grant Writing in the New NIH Format Heidi Nelson MD Mayo Clinic Rochester | |
| Statistical Considerations Donna Neuberg, ScD Dana Farber Cancer Institute | |
| Grant Writing Pearls Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD University of Washington |
If you have any questions, please contact grants@conquercancerfoundation.org.