University of Rhode Island
NIH Grant Proposal Workshop
Grant Proposal Development Workshop Series
Thursday, November 6, 1997

10:00 am Research 2000:  Danger or Opportunity?

10:30 am What an Applicant Should Know about the Mission,
Organization, Vocabulary (including obscure acronyms), and
Staff of the National Institutes of Health

11:00 am Break

11:15 am What an Applicant Should know about the NIH Research and
Research Training Programs, Funding Mechanisms, and
Information Resources

Noon Lunch.  Attendees may join Dr. Blair for lunch at the
University Club

1:30 pm What Happens to the Application Between the Time You Submit
It and the Time You Know If It Will Be Funded
 (and Why You Should Care)

2:00 pm Preparing an Application: Sensible, Strange, and Silly
Secrets of the Successful

3:00 pm Break, small groups, one-on-one, special topics

Location: Library Conference Room A - 2nd Floor - 10:00am - Noon
 Library Galante Lounge - 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Given by
Claudia Blair, Ph.D.
 Director of Extramural Outreach & Information Programs
National Institutes of Health
Washington, D. C.

Seating is limited.  Please call The Research Office at (401)874-5576 to
reserve a place for one or all sessions.