Bioscience Postdoc Affairs supports postdocs working preparing NIH Fellowship applications with the F32 Workgroup, RCR and professional development training, and boilerplate text for professional development and RCR.
Bioscience Postdoc Affairs supports faculty and staff preparing NIH training grant proposals with RCR participation records, syllabi and boilerplate text for RCR training, and boilerplate text for postdoctoral professional development at UCLA.
Fellowship Writing Support
- F32 Workgroup
Your postdocs can get support writing an NIH Individual Fellowship application. We hold 3 groups per year, one starting in October for the December deadline, one starting in January for the April, and one starting in May for the August deadline. - Postdocs can watch the Postdoc Mailing List, Postdoc Slack, and DGSOM Digest for enrollment announcements a month in advance of each group.
- Asynchronous, self-directed format with occasional meetings
- View an F32 Workgroup Timeline and Tasklist example
Enroll in one of our RCR or Rigor and Reproducibility Courses
RCR Training Syllabi
Rigor and Reproducibility Training Syllabus
RCR Boilerplate Text Descriptions
You may use this provided text in your proposal, but you will need to customize for your program/fellowship and confirm that it meets the requirements of your funding agency.
- For NIH-type Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications
- For NIH-type K-Award Applicants
- For NIH-type Training Grant Applications
(This text is aimed at bench or computational programs for PhD students/postdocs. CTSI has a broader boilerplate text that suits a wider range of programs.)
Records of RCR Training Participation
- Records of Faculty and Trainee participation in MIMG C234 and the RCR Refresher Course for purposes of training grant preparation are available upon request.
- Please send a request to LTalton@mednet.ucla.edu
Postdoctoral Professional Development
- See the Professional Development Page for more detailed information
- Boilerplate text description of postdoctoral professional development resources at UCLA