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.
Non-discrimination Statement
In accordance with applicable Federal and State law and University policy, the University of California does not discriminate, or grant preferences, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories.
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The Grant Writing Course (GWC) does not consider race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and/or other protected categories as part of the application and selection process.
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
GWC Interest Form
Please submit the interest form if you are interested in the Summer 2026 GWC.