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This course is part of Grant Writing for Health Researchers Specialization
Instructor: Anne M. Libby, PhD
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Formal training / coursework in a scientific discipline and applied area, and yet need help putting it all together in a competitive grant proposal.
Recommended experience
Intermediate level
Formal training / coursework in a scientific discipline and applied area, and yet need help putting it all together in a competitive grant proposal.
Use principles of persuasive and efficient writing to improve how readers follow, understand, and engage with your research grant proposals.
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This course is targeted to early career and novice researchers writing their first major competitive biomedical / health research grant proposals. After the course, you will be able to:
1) Understand and apply principles of persuasive writing that improve overall research grant writing; 2) Identify purposes of sentences, within and across paragraphs and pages, that improve comprehension for readers of scientific writing; and 3) Describe and demonstrate major sentence positions and their roles expected by readers, and steps to improve sentence organization. We are faculty at a major research institution with proven experience training others to health sciences research career success. Scientific writing is a key skill. This course is part of a larger Specialization called Grant Writing for Health Researchers. Please consider taking the other two courses on (1) Grant proposal plans, sections, and resubmission, and (2) Biostatistics study design and analysis for grant proposals. Together, these have been a recipe for success for researchers at the University of Colorado and beyond. Upon completion, you will earn an e-badge to display your new skills. Please join us!
Learn how to the word "SUCCEED" stands for important qualities of persuasive grant writing.
11 videos1 assignment
Complete learning elements of the SUCCEED Model for important qualities of persuasive grant writing.
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Using the MEAL Framework, learn key elements that help organize grant proposal paragraphs and sections.
6 videos1 reading1 assignment
Using the way readers naturally process information, learn to write sentences that are easier to understand.
8 videos2 readings1 assignment
Learn efficient word use to keep writing as simple as possible to keep readers moving forward.
8 videos1 reading1 assignment
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