Event Details
Event Title Navigating the Grant Writing Journey: From Idea to Successful (Re)Submission
Location Wilson Hall, Room 0128
Sponsor NC TraCS (Translational and Clinical Sciences) Institute: NIH CTSA at UNC-CH - Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program (C-CNTP)
Date/Time 10/14/2026 - 10/28/2026
For more information, contact the event administrator: Michelle Maclay michelle.maclay2@unchealth.unc.edu
Session Status Session Session Date Start Time End Time Cutoff
Registering Topics: Effective Communication, General Grantsmanship, and Specific Aims 10/14/2026 2:00 PM 5:00 PM none
Registering Topics: Research Strategy, Supporting Documents, and Grant Review and Resubmissions 10/21/2026 2:00 PM 5:00 PM none
Registering Topics: Budgeting for Grand Proposals, Strategy & Grantsmanship, and Roundtable Discussion 10/28/2026 2:00 PM 5:00 PM none
 
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

A practical three-part workshop series covering all aspects of preparing applications for external funding, with a focus on NIH applications.

Presented by: Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program (C-CNTP) and the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute

The three workshops will cover:

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.

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/NCSU)

For questions, contact Amy Fry at amy_fry@unc.edu