An Intensive, Interactive Course for Health Sciences Junior Faculty
GWC enhances junior faculty NIH grantsmanship. Over several months, junior faculty participate in 9 sessions based on structured, formative assessment using The Grant Application Writer's Workbook (NIH version) and develop a complete draft of an NIH grant proposal.
We offer three discipline-versions of GWC: 1) Population and Behavioral Health, 2) Basic and Translational Research, and 3) Automation, Machine-Learning, Computation, and Implementation in Health (subject to change based on faculty interest).
GWC is supported by UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (NIH/NCATS UL1 TR001442 and KL2 TR001444), UC San Diego FIRST Program (NIH/NCI U54 CA272220) and the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences.
Course Reviews
"THIS COURSE WAS ONE OF THE MOST USEFUL THINGS I HAVE DONE FOR MY CAREER DEVELOPMENT TO DATE."
– 2020 JUNIOR FACULTY PARTICIPANT
"THE GRANT WRITING COURSE WAS FOCUSED AND APPROPRIATELY PACED FOR A DIVERSE GROUP OF JUNIOR FACULTY IN BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL RESEARCH FIELDS… I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS COURSE BECOMING AN ESSENTIAL PART OF TRAINING FOR ALL FELLOWS AND JUNIOR FACULTY ACROSS HEALTH SCIENCES."
– CHRISTINA CHAMBERS, PHD
"I LOVED THE INTENSIVE STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE THAT ALLOWED US TO DIG DEEP IN HOW BEST TO PRESENT IDEAS IN THE NIH GRANT FORM."
– DAVEY SMITH, MD
Submit Interest Form
If you are interested in participating in GWC in 2025 (July-September), please submit an interest form.