Courses for NIH Applicants

WRITING

• Master the R Series 
• Master the P & U Series 
• Master the T32 
• Master the K Series 
• Master Resubmissions 

GRANTSMANSHIP 

• The 4 Rigor Scoring Criteria 
• The Human Subjects Form 
• Grow A Healthy Funding Portfolio (For Grantees) 
• Checklist to Avoid Top Mistakes 
• Navigate the Review Process 
• Optimize Your Funding Mechanism 

ADMINISTRATORS 

• Best Practices to Increase Funding (For Administrators)

WORKPLAN 

• Deadline-Push: 10-Week Workplan 

• Visit our custom landing page to create an account. 
• Register using the @ucsd.edu form of your campus email. Do not use a gmail or other personal address.
• To access specific courses, such as Master the R Series, navigate to the bottom of the page and scroll through the course tiles. 
• Of note: 
  • By registering for the library, you will receive an automatic email with a zoom link for weekly live Q&A sessions.
  • The training library is best viewed on a computer rather than mobile device. 
  • VPN is not required; however, an internet connection is needed. Courses cannot be downloaded for offline viewing.

Margaret Bouvier received her PhD in 1995 in Biomedical Sciences from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. After an NINDS post-doctoral fellowship, she worked as a staff writer for long-standing NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins in the Office of Press, Policy, and Communications for the Human Genome Project and NHGRI. Since 2007, Meg has specialized in editing and advising on NIH submissions, and began offering virtual courses in 2015. She currently supports 2 of the top 3-ranked hospitals; 4 of the top 6 cancer hospitals; and 3 of the top 6-ranked medical schools for research in the country. Her experience at NIH as both a bench scientist and staff writer greatly informs her approach to NIH grantwriting. She has helped clients land over half a billion in federal funding. Bouvier Grant Group is a woman-owned small business.

Learn more about Dr. Bouvier.