NAFA Conference Resources

NSF GRFP Resources

We teach students narrative techniques to make their case. You will find an overview of the approach, the rationale for it, and some of the handouts and worksheets that we give students in the ebook below.

Brainsteering Ebook

Check out a tipsheet that we put together for students that summarizes the basics of writing for reviewers.

tipsheet-write-for-reviewers

Inspired by Gopen’s, “The Science of Scientific Writing” we put together a tutorial that teaches students how to edit their writing to eliminate the 5 most common sources of readers’ misunderstandings.

Polish your Essays Tutorial

NIH F-Series Awards Resources

A brief overview of the F-Series and who should apply:

F-Series Grants – What who and why

We have developed worksheets that steer students toward framing their responses correctly. Here is an example of our worksheet for the Applicant Background Componenet

Applicants-Background-Worksheet

We have found that students often struggle most with the specific aims section. Here is a tipsheet that we put together to help orient them.

Specific Aims Overview