How to write an NIH R13 conference grant application.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to provide recommendations for writing a successful R13 conference grant proposal for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


METHODS
The authors reviewed successful NIH conference grant proposal abstracts. They also reflect on their own experience in writing an NIH conference grant proposal and implementing a successful annual conference on research methods in the area of psychological trauma.


RESULTS
The key to a strong proposal is linkage among all of its sections, from the specific aims to the budget. The specific aims should be justified by the need for the conference and articulated in the background and significance section, and the aims, in turn, should drive the content and format of the conference.


CONCLUSIONS
Conferences can be an important way to promote NIH scientific goals, by disseminating new findings, facilitating collaborations, and stimulating new lines of research.
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Jeffrey H
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University of North Carolina, Social Medicine, CB7240, Wing D, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7240, USA. jsonis@med.unc.edu
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