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Event

How to Secure Research Funding, Part 1: Research Funding Overview

Speaker: Audrey Huang, University of Maryland School of Medicine

About this event

We will take a high-level look at how to fund your research from identifying different and appropriate types of funding sources, to developing good grantsmanship skills. We’ll discuss grant cycles and how to plan to meet deadlines throughout the year. Lastly, we’ll cover who you need to talk to and when, as well as how to respond to feedback, especially from grant reviewers.

  1. Identifying funding sources
  2. Understanding funding cycles
  3. NIH funding
    1. Types of grants
    2. Nuts and bolts of the application cycle
  4. The importance of diversifying your portfolio
  5. Developing grantsmanship skills
  6. Responding to reviewers

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Date

Jul 8, 2026

Time

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EDT

Intended Audience

NIH trainees only, Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows

How to attend

This session will be held online and is limited to NIH Intramural trainees. This event will be recorded. The recording will be sent to attendees after the event.

Register here; the link will be sent to you prior to the event.

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Accommodations and additional information

American Sign Language interpreting services, CART services, and other reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Individuals who need interpreting services and/or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact OITE at [email protected] or the NIH Interpreting Office directly at [email protected]. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance, when possible, in order to ensure interpreter availability.