HealthLinks, April 2005

Career Development for Researchers

Career development includes maintaining the skills needed to succeed in academic research: grantsmanship, writing and speaking skills, research methodology, time management, leadership and management expertise, and skills in balancing work and personal priorities.

For more grants and funding information, contact the Research Funding Service at rfs@u.washington.edu.

Selected Career Development Grantors

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)
  Institutional Training Grants and Individual Fellowships
- K Kiosk Career Development Awards
  Early, midcareer and senior investigators
- Career Award Wizard
  Identify which Individual NIH Career Awards might be right for you
- Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP)
  Search NIH career award data
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Check with the professional societies in your area of research.
- Professional Society Funding Announcements in Community of Science (COS)�?
  The database Community of Science (COS) will help you find funders, identify experts in your field and promote your research
  
  Sign up for a COS Workbench to receive your personalized Funding Alert

COS Funding Highlights (RSS)

Questions and COS help on RSS

NEWS

More Content from Nature Available
News@Nature is now available. Plus 4 new titles in Nature's Clinical Practice and Research series: Cardiovascular Medicine , Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Oncology, and Urology. For more information, see the What's New Page. [posted 4/25/05 taj]
KK Sherwood Library Access Increases
The KKs Library at Harborview is now accessible via HMC key card. For more information see What's New. [posted 4/25/05 taj]
Register Now for Grant Writing Classes
RFS offers several classes to help you. Register now to attend A to $$: Getting Started with Grants or Grantwriting Workshop to be held in early May. Classes open to current faculty, staff and students. [posted 4/1/05 taj]

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