Grant Writing
GSA Grant Chats
How to Register for a GSA Grant Chat
- Click the white “Login” button on the top right corner of the page.
- Enter your GSA username and password.*
- If you have forgotten your password, select “Forgot your password.”
- If you do not have an account with GSA, you may create one.
- Once logged in, click the white “My Account” button on the top right corner of the page.
- Click “My GSA Dashboard” and then “Register for an Event” to begin the registration process.
*If you have previously been active with The Gerontological Society of America, you should have an existing account. If unsure, click “Forgot your password” to see if your e-mail address is in the system.
Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEI&B) in Grant Writing (GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Professional Development Webinar Series)
Friday, April 29, 2022
12 to 1 p.m. ET
Register Here
Free for everyone
Are you unsure of how to adequately address issues of DEI&B in grant writing? Do you question whether your grant writing fully embraces equity? If so, please join our skilled panel of invited professionals who will present on how to best incorporate these concepts in your grant writing. Our panelists will discuss their experiences and practical advice on how to write grants with an equity lens, focusing on considerations for the research plan, including sampling and recruitment strategies and optimized analysis procedures.
Panelists include:
- Cerise Elliott, PhD, Program Director, Clinical Interventions and Diagnostics Branch of the Division of Neuroscience (DN), National Institute on Aging
- Victoria Behar-Zuzman, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and PhD Program Director, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
- NiCole Keith, PhD, Professor, Department of Kinesiology and the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, School of Health & Human Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Keith Whitfield, PhD, President, University of Nevada Las Vegas
This program is supported by the GSA Innovation Fund.
No Researcher Is an Island: Developing Your Research Team (GSA Grant Chats Series)
April 21, 2022
- The archived grant chat (link to YouTube)
- Presenter bios (PDF format)
Grant funding is an indispensable step to conduct the work needed to advance the science of gerontology and promote optimal experiences of aging. Obtaining funding can protect precious time to pursue the topics that are of greatest interest to you, advance your career, facilitate training, and improve your prospects for future grant funding. This grant writing series of 1-hour virtual sessions is designed to help you win grants through bolstering a broad range of grantsmanship skills specifically tailored to your work as a gerontologist researcher. GSA Grant Chats feature panel discussions with peers, experienced researchers, and leaders in gerontology and offer the opportunity to connect with and learn from a wide spectrum of experts in aging science. Topics range from developing a research trajectory that looks beyond a single funding opportunity to insider tips for successful applications. Join us for what promises to be engaging and rich conversations with takeaways for gerontologists at all career stages.
Presented by:
- Tullika Garg, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Penn State College of Medicine
- Lana Sargent, PhD, RN, FNP-C, GNP-BC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Affiliate Faculty, Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, Core Faculty, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, and Innovation, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Jasmine L. Travers, PhD, MHS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, Assistant Professor, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University
Developed by the GSA Grant Writing Program Workgroup
Career Conversations Meets Grant Chats: NIA Small Business Resources to Support Innovation in Aging
April 12, 2022
- The archived Career Conversation (link to YouTube)
- Presenter SlidesPresenter SlidesPresenter Slides (PDF Format)
- Presenter Bio (PDF format)
During the session, presenter Dr. Saroj Regmi, will share information about the NIA’s Office of Strategic Extramural Programs which manages both the training and small business programs at the NIA. The office provides guidance and funding opportunities for small businesses as well as early-career scientists to accelerate Alzheimer’s and aging research. This session is a follow up to the “Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Aging” Career Conversation held in February. Watch the recording here.
Presented by:
- Saroj Regmi, PhD, Program Officer, Office of Strategic Extramural Programs (OSEP), National Institute on Aging (NIA) – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This program is co-sponsored by the GSA Career Conversations Workgroup and the GSA Grant Chats Workgroup.
Developing a Research Trajectory
December 2, 2021
- The archived grant chat (link to YouTube)
Grant funding is an indispensable step to conduct the work needed to advance the science of gerontology and promote optimal experiences of aging. Obtaining funding can protect precious time to pursue the topics that are of greatest interest to you, advance your career, facilitate training, and improve your prospects for future grant funding. This grant writing series of 1-hour virtual sessions is designed to help you win grants through bolstering a broad range of grantsmanship skills specifically tailored to your work as a gerontologist researcher. GSA Grant Chats will feature panel discussions with peers, experienced researchers, and leaders in gerontology and will offer the opportunity to connect with and learn from a wide spectrum of experts in aging science. Topics range from developing a research trajectory that looks beyond a single funding opportunity to insider tips for successful applications. Join us for what promises to be engaging and rich conversations with takeaways for gerontologists at all career stages.
Presented by:
- Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN, Dean and Distinguished University Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University
- Lyndsey Miller, PhD, RN, Early Career Investigator, ORCATECH; Assistant Professor, School of Nursing; Oregon Health & Science University
- Elvin T. Price, PharmD, PhD, FAHA, Victor A. Yanchick Associate Professor; Director, Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science; Co-Director, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, and Innovation (iCubed): Health and Wellness in Aging Populations Core; Virginia Commonwealth University
Developed by the GSA Grant Writing Program Workgroup:
- Patricia W. Slattum, PharmD, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University and GSA Visiting Scholar
- Zachary G. Baker, PhD, Robert L. Kane Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
- Gail L.Towsley, PhD, NHA, FGSA, Associate Professor, University of Utah College of Nursing
GSA Grant Writing in Gerontology, Professional Development, and Career Enhancement Resources
- Leveraging Small Grants to Build Your Research Program
- Presentations from the GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
- Gerontology News Funding Opportunities monthly columns
- Five Tips for a Grant Rookie from a Grant Rookie
- Show Me the Money! Grant Writing for Emerging Scholars and Professionals
- ESPO Examines Grant Proposal Components
- Funding Mechanisms for Early Researchers
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat Gently Down the Funding Stream
- GSA Mentor Match
Reframing Aging
- Aging in Style: AMA, APA, and AP Guides Adopt Bias-Free Language
- Reframing the Response to COVID-19: Applying Reframed Language to Counteract Ageism
- The archived webinar (Link to YouTube)
- Webinar slides (PDF format)
Supported by the GSA Innovation Fund.