Building Up the Nerve is a podcast for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. We know that applying for NIH funding can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job! Be sure to tune in to the entire season to learn about the NINDS grant cycle from the people who make it happen!

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Funding/Training-Career-Development

Transcript: http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/558574/1799503-building-up-the-nerve-trailer

Meet your hosts and learn about what's to come on this season of Building Up the Nerve.

Building Up the Nerve is a podcast for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. We know that applying for NIH funding can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job! Be sure to tune in to the entire season to learn about the NINDS grant cycle from the people who make it happen!

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Funding/Training-Career-Development

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript: http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/558574/1839991-building-up-the-nerve-introduction

Learn about the NINDS mission and our relationship with NIH as a whole from NINDS Director Dr. Walter Koroshetz and Deputy Director Dr. Nina Schor.

Building Up the Nerve is a podcast from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award at NINDS with the people who make it happen. We know that applying for NIH funding can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job!

Related Resources:
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/About-NINDS/Who-We-Are/Directors-Corner
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Funding/Training-Career-Development
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This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript: http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/558574/1878416-episode-1-get-to-know-ninds

Get an overview of the entire grant cycle from Acting Deputy Director of Extramural Activities, Dr. Dave Owens, and Program Directors Drs. Vicky Whittemore and Ned Talley.

Building Up the Nerve is a podcast from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award at NINDS with the people who make it happen. We know that applying for NIH funding can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job!

Related Resources:
https://reporter.nih.gov/matchmaker

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript: http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/558574/1949736-episode-2-the-grant-cycle

Hear from program directors Drs. Glenn Nuckolls, Francesca Bosetti, and Shai Silberberg on choosing a research topic, reading a funding opportunity announcement, and talking to your program director.

Building Up the Nerve is a podcast from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award at NINDS with the people who make it happen. We know that applying for NIH funding can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job!

Related Resources:
https://reporter.nih.gov/matchmaker

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript: http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/558574/2050863-episode-3-initiating-the-research-idea

Get tips for putting together your application from Drs. Steve Korn and Tish Weigand of the Training Office and Dr. Michelle Jones-London of the OPEN Office.

Building Up the Nerve is a podcast from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award at NINDS with the people who make it happen. We know that applying for NIH funding can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job!

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript: http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/558574/2179406-episode-4-preparing-the-application

Learn what happens to your application after you hit submit from Karrah Benson, Referral Program Specialist, and Dr. Carlos Faraco, Health Program Specialist.

Building Up the Nerve is a podcast from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award at NINDS with the people who make it happen. We know that applying for NIH funding can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job!

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript: http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/558574/2233913-episode-5-receipt-and-referral

Learn what happens during study section and the role of a scientific review officer from SROs Drs. Ernie Lyons (NINDS Review Branch Chief), Shanta Rajaram, and Bill Benzing.

Building Up the Nerve is a podcast from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for neuroscience trainees that takes you through the life cycle of a grant from idea to award at NINDS with the people who make it happen. We know that applying for NIH funding can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job!

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript: http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/558574/2309078-episode-6-scientific-review