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BIOS 399

Write a Grant Proposal in 9 Weeks

UNITS:2
GRADING:Medical Satisfactory/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Open to biosciences PhD and/or MD students writing a research proposal for NIH (F31 or F30) or other funder. Most appropriate once students have completed or are actively preparing for qualifying exams. The Grant Writing Academy's award-winning Proposal Bootcamp is available to explore in a self-paced format. Course materials guide in outlining, drafting, and revising NIH Biosketch, Specific Aims, Research Strategy, Career Development Plan, as well as the many other proposal documents. Weekly assignments, readings, videos, and reflection activities share strategies that reviewers appreciate. Students meet twice with Grant Coaches for 1:1 feedback and guidance during the course.

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2 Terms
Independent Study 1Open
ID: 22765
0 / 35 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:12 PM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Botham, Crystal
2units

BIOS 399: Write a Grant Proposal in 9 Weeks

2 units · Medical Satisfactory/No Credit

Open to biosciences PhD and/or MD students writing a research proposal for NIH (F31 or F30) or other funder. Most appropriate once students have completed or are actively preparing for qualifying exams. The Grant Writing Academy's award-winning Proposal Bootcamp is available to explore in a self-paced format. Course materials guide in outlining, drafting, and revising NIH Biosketch, Specific Aims, Research Strategy, Career Development Plan, as well as the many other proposal documents. Weekly assignments, readings, videos, and reflection activities share strategies that reviewers appreciate. Students meet twice with Grant Coaches for 1:1 feedback and guidance during the course.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Independent Study — Thursday 12:00 PM – 1:20 PM — Botham, Crystal (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — Thursday 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM — Botham, Crystal, Pena-Lima, Courtney (Graduate)

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  • BIOS 302: Designing Your Life: Empowering Emerging Scientists
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  • BIOS 400: (Hidden) Bias in Bioscience
  • BIOS 402: An Overview of AI for Computational Pathology
  • BIOS 405: Human Memory: A Lens Through the Extremes
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