Siteman K/R Club

Writing a K or R Grant? Join Siteman’s K/R Club!

 

K/R Club process: prepare, meet and write, review, submit

K/R Club is a bi-weekly peer-learning program designed to equip investigators with the knowledge, skills, and peer/mentor support to prepare competitive NIH awards. All cancer-focused postdoctorates and early career faculty (clinical, public health, and basic science investigators) who plan to submit an NIH K or R grant are encouraged to join.

Who Should Join:

  • Cancer-focused investigators
  • Postdocs and clinical fellows preparing K applications
  • Early-career faculty pursuing career development funding
  • Current K awardees seeking guidance for an R-series transition

*Open to SCC member faculty and their trainees located at WashU/BJC

What You’ll Gain

  • Workshops: Step-by-step coverage of K and R application sections (Specific Aims, Career Development Plan, Research Strategy, Ancillary Documents)
  • Skill-Building: Budgeting, Biosketch preparation, and communicating science
  • Peer Review: Understand the NIH peer-review criteria/process and receive feedback from program leaders/senior faculty
  • Resources: Learn about resources available at WashU and SCC
  • Networking: Connect with peers and senior investigators

Upcoming Sessions

K/R sessions will be held in-person on a bi-weekly (2nd and 4th Tuesday) basis.

*Programming content and dates are subject to change

 

For October 2026 Submissions:

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Kickoff/Overview/Resources
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Specific Aims
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Research Strategy
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 K Awards: Career Development/Training Plan
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Biosketch
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Budget and Justification
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Simplified Review Framework
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Other docs (DMS Plan, Facilities, Vertebrate Animals, etc.)
Monday, October 5, 2026 New R01 Submission Deadline
Monday, October 12, 2026 New K Awards Submission Deadline
Friday, October 16, 2026 New R21 Submission Deadline

Facilitator

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Megan Noonan, PhD

Scientific Editor, Siteman Cancer Center

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