Webinar Series
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
THIS EVENT HAS CONCLUDED (RESOURCES BELOW)
Are you new to working with the NIH grants process? If so, make plans to join your peers as the NIH walks through essential aspects of applying for funding. This event offers participants an opportunity to gain insights into the NIH’s organizational structure and how it funds research, finding the right fit for your research (including NIH Notices of Funding Opportunity - NOFOs), the grants process overview, peer review, NIH and applicant institution roles and responsibilities, and resources to help along the way.
This simulive event includes a short recording, followed by a live portion featuring a panel of NIH experts answering questions submitted during registration, as well as additional queries raised during the discussion. More than one hour will be devoted to Q&A with NIH…an opportunity you won’t want to miss!
Virtual Event Overview
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Audience:
Anyone new to working with the NIH grants process, whether you are considering applying for funding, or may be assisting with application development.
Presentation Resources:
- Slide Deck: Live event PowerPoint (Does not include pre-recorded video content slides)
- Video: NIH Grants Process: A Walk-Through for Beginners (YouTube livestream recording)
- Transcript: NIH Grants Process: A Walk-Through for Beginners (Word)
Related Resources
- Webpage: About Grants (Includes an interactive NIH Grants Process Overview and specific pages from Grants Basics to Pre-Award and Post-Award Processes)
Reasonable Accommodations:
This webinar will be closed-captioned and will include an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Requests for reasonable accommodations should be submitted at least five days before the event to NIHGrantsEvents@nih.gov.
Agenda Format
- Welcome and Overview
- Pre-recorded interview focused on NIH grants process basics
- Over 1-hour Q&A with NIH staff
Presenters
Michelle Bulls
Director
Office for Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), NIH
Sheri Cummins
Communications Strategist
Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH
Cynthia Dwyer
Outreach Coordinator
Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH
Kasima Garst, MFS
Deputy Director, Division of Grant Systems Integration
NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)
Emily Linde
Director, Grants Management Program
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH
Brittany Mason-Mah, Ph.D.
Scientific Review Officer
Mechanisms of Emotion, Stress and Health (MESH)
NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5)
Biobehavioral Processes Review Branch
Center for Scientific Review, NIH
Michael A. Sesma, Ph.D.
Chief, Postdoctoral Training Branch
Division of Training, Workforce Development and Diversity
Program Officer: Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Michelle M. Timmerman, Ph.D.
Associate Director/Guide Liaison Officer
Division of Receipt and Referral
Center for Scientific Review/NIH/HHS
The NIH Office of Extramural Research strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage and participate fully. This live event includes closed captions and ASL interpreters.
Contact:
Reasonable Accommodations and/or questions related to this event should be submitted no less than five business days prior to the event to: NIHGrantsEvents@nih.gov
NIH will monitor content shared and may delete content constituting unacceptable behavior, and/or expel participants exhibiting
unacceptable behavior from the virtual event for violations of the Code of Conduct.