Specific Aims Workshop: Your Grant in a Sound Bite

Grant writing is an essential component of research. In an increasingly competitive funding environment, writing successful grants has become an important focus of workshops and websites with each grant proposal component requiring detailed attention. The FUN 2017 Workshop session "Specific Aims: Your Grant in a Sound Bite" was dedicated to provide information and guidance in constructing and composing a Specific Aims document. This workshop drew on the presenters' collective combination of grant experience ranging from successful submissions to serving as grant reviewers. The focus of the session was to provide some key points with regards to the purpose of a Specific Aims document, the typical audience who will read the Specific Aims, and how to construct Specific Aims that catch the attention of reviewers and provide a clear and concise overview of the grant with the goal of attracting funding. The following is a brief summary of this workshop and includes links to additional resources to help construct a Specific Aims document that provides clarity and outlines the impact of proposed research.