Workshop: Navigating the Grant Writing Journey
Ready to take your grant writing skills to the next level? Join us for Navigating the Grant Writing Journey: From Idea to Successful (Re)Submission.
This practical three-part workshop series covers all aspects of preparing applications for external funding, with a focus on NIH applications.
The three workshops will cover:
- General & strategic grantsmanship
- Effective communication
- Specific Aims & Research Strategy
- Budgeting & supporting documents
- Review and resubmission process
- Interactive roundtable discussion
The three sessions are designed to build on one another and cover the grant writing process as a whole. We encourage you to register with attending all three sessions in mind.
Sessions
10/14/2026 (2-5 p.m.): Effective Communication, General Grantsmanship, and Specific Aims
10/21/2026 (2-5 p.m.): Research Strategy, Supporting Documents, and Grant Review and Resubmissions
10/28/2026 (2-5 p.m.): Budgeting for Grand Proposals, Strategy & Grantsmanship, and Roundtable Discussion
Featured Speakers
- Samantha Schwartz, PhD – Science Grant Writer, NC TraCS Institute
- Nate Warren, PhD – Research Development Manager, UNC Office of Research Development (ORD)
- Marina Sokolsky-Papkov, PhD – Associate Professor, DPMP, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy; Director, Translational Nanocharacterization and Nanoformulation Research Laboratory, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery
- Rebecca Carlson, MLS, AHIP – Health Sciences Librarian and liaison to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- Katherine Howell, MSLIS – Health Sciences Librarian
- Amy Fry, BA – Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology T32 Training Program Coordinator and Grants Manager, Office of Research Administration, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- Tim Flood, PhD – Clinical Associate Professor of Management and Corporate Communication, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
- Alan Marsh, PhD – Associate Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
- Nathan Blouin, MBA, CRA – Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development
- Jason Franz, PhD – F32 Study Section Reviewer; Professor, Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (UNC / NC State)
Questions? Contact Amy Fry at
Presented by: Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program (C-CNTP) and the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute