Event Details
Event Title Navigating the Grant Writing Journey: From Idea to Successful (Re)Submission!
Location Marsico Hall, room 4004
Sponsor NC TraCS (Translational and Clinical Sciences) Institute: NIH CTSA at UNC-CH
Date/Time 08/28/2025 - 08/29/2025 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Cutoff Date 08/26/2025 Must register before this date
For more information, contact the event administrator: Jennifer Scott jennifer_scott@unc.edu
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This grant writing and grantsmanship workshop, held across two afternoons (August 28 & 29, 12-5 p.m. both days) in collaboration with the Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program (T32), will cover grantsmanship, finding funding, presenting your proposal clearly, and how NIH grants are reviewed. 

For questions regarding the event content or venue, please contact Amy Fry at amy_fry@unc.edu. 

Speakers
David Carroll, PhD – Director, Research Funding Development, NC TraCS Institute
Rebecca Carlson, MLS, AHIP – Health Sciences Librarian and liaison to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (ESOP)
Katherine Howell, MSLIS – Health Sciences Librarian
Samantha Schwartz, PhD – Science Grant Writer, NC TraCS Institute
Marina Sokolsky-Papkov, PhD – Associate Professor, DPMP (ESOP); Director, Translational Nanocharacterization and Nanoformulation Research Laboratory, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery
Amy Fry, BA – Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology T32 Training Program Coordinator and Grants Manager, Office of Research Administration (ESOP)
Tim Flood, PhD – Clinical Associate Professor of Management and Corporate Communication, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Nate Warren, PhD – Research Development Manager, UNC Office of Research Development (ORD)

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Schedule Topic Speaker
12 - 1 p.m. General Grantsmanship David Carroll
1 - 2 p.m. Supporting Documents Rebecca Carlson, Katherine Howell
2 - 2:15 p.m. BREAK BREAK
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Research Strategy Samantha Schwartz
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Grant Review and Resubmission Process Marina Sokolsky-Papkov
4:15 - 5 p.m. Budgeting for Grant Proposals Amy Fry


Friday, August 29, 2025
Schedule Topic Speaker
12 - 1 p.m. Effective Communication Tim Flood, David Carroll
1 - 2 p.m. Specific Aims Nate Warren
2 - 2:15 p.m. BREAK BREAK
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Strategic Grantsmanship David Carroll
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. BREAK BREAK
3:30 - 5 p.m. Roundtable Discussion Panelists


Panelists
David Carroll, PhD – Director, Research Funding Development, NC TraCS Institute
Nate Warren, PhD – Research Development Manager, UNC Office of Research Development (ORD)
Alan Marsh, PhD – Associate Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Samantha Schwartz, PhD – Science Grant Writer, NC TraCS Institute
Jason Franz, PhD – F32 Study Section Reviewer; Associate Professor, Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (UNC/NCSU)

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This workshop is co-sponsored by the Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology T32 Training Program (C-CNTP), the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute.