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This course introduces students to the process of writing a grant application. Discussion sessions follow faculty lectures on all stages of this process — from the initial steps of preparing an application to grant submission and review. In conjunction, students write short grant applications on subjects other than their thesis projects, with help from their major professors. At several stages, students submit the documents for peer evaluation and discussion, facilitated by a faculty member. Students also prepare written reviews for the final documents following the format of the National Institutes of Health, emphasizing strengths and weaknesses of their applications. In addition, students prepare and deliver short PowerPoint presentations on their proposals.