Sample Grant Applications & Letters of Support
CTSI maintains a library of successful award applications. Sample application types include: F32, K01, K08, K23, K24, K99/R00, R01 and U54 applications plus NIH Biosketches (2015 version). To request access to the CTSI library, please fill out this form (UCLA Logon Required*). Click on the video below for step-by-step assistance with the request process.
*You do not need to be a UCLA affiliate to get a UCLA Logon ID. If you do not have an ID, you can obtain one by following these simple steps.
Request Access to the Grant Library
Eligibility: the library of successful proposals is an internal resource and accessible only to UCLA CTSI (Cedars-Sinai, CDU, Harbor-UCLA, and UCLA) faculty, fellows, residents, students, staff and volunteers. Access will only be granted to requestors with UCLA Logon IDs associated with approved institutional email addresses. Personal email addresses are not allowed. For questions on access, please contact CTSIWD@mednet.ucla.edu.
K Sample Applications
The K Award is a Career Development Award for candidates who wish to further develop their careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research. Applicants are generally required to hold a research or health-professional doctoral degree or its equivalent; eligibility for some Career Development Awards is limited to applicants with health professional doctoral degrees.
Sample Applications
See "Next Steps" at right for accessing the CTSI online library which has examples of successfully funded K Awards.
Grant Writing Tips
Click the below links to obtain tips on the following components:
- NIH Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Updates
- NIH Biosketch Writing Tips
- NIH Rigor and Transparency
- NIH Vertebrate Animals
- Designing and Conducting a Study
- Responsible Conduct of Research
Click here to obtain tips on the following:
- General Grant-Writing Tips
- K and K-to-R Grant-Writing Tips
- Diversity Supplements
- Guide to CTSI Grant Writing Resources
- NIH Application Guide
- NIH Resources and Grant-Writing Tips
- UCLA's Commonly Needed Information
- UCLA Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research: Research Enhancement materials
- Funding Search Tools
NIH Sample Applications and Summary Statements
NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Sample applications and summary statements. Below the list of applications on the page, you’ll also find example forms, sharing plans, letters, emails, and more.
NIH National Cancer Institute
- Samples of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) grant applications. Several investigators and their organizations agreed to let Implementation Science (IS) post excerpts of their dissemination and implementation (D&I) grant applications online.
- Samples of Behavioral Research grant applications. Several investigators and their organizations agreed to let the Behavioral Research Program (BRP) post excerpts of their excellent grant applications online.
Other Resources
The UCLA Department of Neurology has a library of grant applications accessible to UCLA personnel through UCLA Box (login required). For assistance, contact Laura Saade.
