Specific Aims Review Sessions

Are you preparing for an upcoming grant submission? Have your Specific Aims page reviewed by our senior faculty!

In a friendly, constructive, open session, a panel of Center members will offer critique and suggestions for improving your Specific Aims. These sessions are held via Zoom.

Investigators (at all levels) from all areas of environmental exposure and environmental health (including molecular biology, genetics and genomics, and epidemiology) are invited to share their aims. We will reach out to include reviewers who are experts in your field. Note: preference will be given to Harvard Chan NIEHS Center members and their collaborators/affiliates/trainees.

All funding opportunities are welcome – from NIH to foundations to private industry! For non-USG grants, please share as much information as possible about the funding opportunity and grant requirements. Email the link to the funding opportunity to niehsctr@hsph.harvard.edu.

To participate, please send an email to niehsctr@hsph.harvard.edu by 5pm on the Friday before the session with the following information:

• Name (first and last)
• Affiliation
• Sponsor/mentor (for trainees)
• Funder and type of grant/award you are applying for (with link to the funding opportunity)
• New submission or resubmission
• Anticipated submission date
• Title of your project
• Attach your Specific Aims document, and if a resubmission, your introduction page (MS Word is preferred)

2025 Specific Aims Review Sessions

• Thurs, July 31, 2025 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET (via Zoom – submit by 5 pm ET on Fri, July 25)
• Thurs, Dec. 5, 2025 from 12:00-1:30 pm ET (via Zoom – submit by 5 pm ET on Fri, Nov. 28)

Resources

• NIAID revise and resubmit guidance with sample introduction page
• NIH sample applications (various institutes)
• Catalyst Connect – Harvard Catalyst’s Research Resource Compendium