Summer Grant Writing Workshop Series

Conducted every summer since its launch in 2011, the IPR Grant Writing Workshop summer series is a structured process of peer engagement and review. The workshops meet every other week, starting in late May and extending through August or into September, depending on the needs of the participants. The workshops run on a facilitated peer-review model: participants circulate and provide feedback on drafts, led by an experienced mentor. Participants should have a clear plan for their project and a specific timeline for submission in order to benefit most from the series. 

Workshop participants will be invited to take advantage of two other IPR services: (i) IPR is prepared to cover the consultant fee (typically $500) for review of a draft application; (ii) Senior Grants Manager Carol Bitzinger is available to provide hands-on administrative support to those submitting applications. 

If you are interested in participating in the 2026 workshop series, please fill out this short form (if you are affiliated with Ohio State) or email Carol Bitzinger (if you are not at Ohio State) by May 1 with (1) a short description of the grant you are planning to write this summer, including the funder and the target submission date; (2) a specific aims page or abstract for the grant (early draft is fine!) (3) your general availability for a meeting in the second half of May (e.g., preferred days of the week, morning/afternoon, planned travel). The first meeting of the group will be in late May; at that meeting, we will set a schedule for the rest of the summer. 

Contact Senior Grants Manager Carol Bitzinger with questions.

Register for Summer Grant Writing Workshop series.

Spring 2026 “Gearing up for Grant Writing” Workshop

Do you need funding for your research but aren’t quite sure how to begin? Do you have an idea for a grant that you are trying to figure out how to write? Register for the IPR “Gearing up for Grant Writing” spring 2026 workshops.

The goal of this series of workshops is to support participants in developing research ideas into grant projects. By the end of spring semester, participants will have identified a funder and mechanism, formulated specific research questions, and outlined a plan for the research to be conducted as part of the grant.

The group will meet for approximately two hours every two weeks during spring semester and will include presentations on specific elements of grant writing, feedback from peers and facilitators, and structured co-working sessions. The primary focus will be NIH grants, but the workshop will also support projects targeted for NSF, other federal funders, and private foundations. Projects in any topic related to population and health, broadly defined, are welcome.

To benefit most from these workshops, you should have an idea of a general research problem and potential analytic approach for a grant proposal. You do not need to have identified a mechanism or developed a specific project.

The workshops are open to faculty and research scientists. All activities will be hybrid; scholars outside of Ohio State are welcome to participate.

The deadline for registration is January 23. The first meeting will take place during the first week in February.

Questions can be sent to workshop leader Bethany Everett or IPR Director Sarah Hayford.

Register for spring grant writing workshop series.