The Utah CTSI is now accepting applications for the R01 Writing Group

The University’s K12 program, a part of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, is again organizing R01 writing groups in preparation for the February 2027 deadline. The groups will include up to five NIH-defined new investigators who are pursuing their first R01 NIH award (or equivalent). Each group will be headed by one or two senior faculty members with extensive success with NIH awards and study section reviewer experience. The groups will foster peer (group participants) and senior mentoring (Group Facilitators Drs. Murtaugh, Shiu, and Varner) to produce top quality grant submissions. The groups will meet via Zoom starting the week of September 7, 2026 for approximately 2-hour sessions on Wednesday afternoons and continue meeting bi-weekly to work on Specific Aims and draft the Research Strategy, until November 2026.

We encourage all faculty who meet new investigator status (never had an R01 or equivalent as PI) and who are well-poised to prepare a competitive application as outlined in the flyer, to participate.

Application Deadline: Monday, August 10, 2026, by 5:00 PM MT

Learn more and apply through the Utah CTSI website.