Form 1 CPFP Grants Workshop Evaluation

CPFP/DCEG Grants and Grantsmanship Workshop Survey

OMB No.: 0925-0642
Expiration Date: 05/31/2020

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1. Please indicate your affiliation.
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (non-CPFP Fellow)
Other

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Grants and Grantsmanship in Practice/Anatomy of a Grant

2. I have a greater understanding of how grants are scored.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

3. I have a better understanding of the NIH grants review process.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

4. I understand better what reviewers respond positively to in grants.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

5. I understand better what reviewers respond negatively to in grants.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

6. I have a better sense of how much time it takes to write a grant.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

7. I think the lecturer was able to convey information clearly.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

8. Other comments and suggestions for improvement:

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K Funding Mechanisms

9. I received a thorough overview of the K funding mechanisms.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

10. I understand what K funding mechanisms are appropriate for me.
Strongly Agree

Agree

11. I think the topic is appropriate for my work.
Strongly Agree

Agree

12. I think the presentation was comprehensive.
Strongly Agree

Agree

13. I think the lecturer was able to convey information clearly.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

14. Other comments and suggestions for improvement:

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Writing Specific Aims

15. I have a better understanding of the framework of the specific aims page.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

16. I have a better sense of how to write specific aims.
Strongly Agree

Agree

17. I think the presentation was comprehensive.
Strongly Agree

Agree

18. I think the lecturer was able to convey information clearly.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

19. Other comments and suggestions for improvement:

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Funding for Early-Career Scientists

20. I have a good sense of funding opportunities to NCI fellows.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

21. I have a greater appreciation of why it's important to start writing grants during my fellowship.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

22. I learned about funding opportunities of which I was not previously aware (or to this extent).
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

23. This session made me more likely to apply for a scientific or travel grant within the next year.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

24. I think the lecturer was able to convey information clearly.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

25. Other comments and suggestions for improvement:

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Budgeting a Grant

26. I have a better understanding of basic budgeting for NIH research grants.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

27. I have a better understanding of basic budgeting for career development grants.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

28. I learned how to formulate a basic budget page of which I was not previously aware (or to this extent).
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

29. This session made me more confident in formulating a budget for an NIH research project grant or
career development grant.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

30. I think the lecturer was able to convey information clearly.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

31. Other comments and suggestions for improvement:

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Experiential Sessions
Your Specific Aims (Part I and II)

32. I feel that reviewing specific aims was a worthwhile activity.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

33. I learned how to formulate a stronger specific aims page of which I was not previously aware (or to this
extent).
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

34. Receiving feedback from other fellows about my specific aims prior to submitting my proposal was
helpful.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

35. Other comments and suggestions for improvement:

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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Mock Study Section of Mini-Grant Proposal

36. I understand better what the primary and secondary reviewer's roles are in the review process.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

37. I understand how NIH grants are scored.
Strongly Agree

Agree

38. I found the time allotted for this activity as a whole to be sufficient.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

39. I feel that reviewing proposals and participating in the mock study section were worthwhile activities.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

40. Other comments and suggestions for improvement:

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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Overall Goals/Evaluation of the Workshop

41. I feel that the workshop overall was a worthwhile activity.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

42. I would recommend the workshop highly to other fellows.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

43. The workshop helped me identify skills for development and areas for improvement.
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

44. To which funding mechanism(s) will you be submitting aspects of the proposal (e.g. specific aims page)
developed during this workshop? Select all that apply.
CPFP Trans Fellowship Research Award (TFRA)
DCEG Intramural Research Award (IRA)
DCEG Fellows Award for Research Excellence (DFARE)
DCCPS Collaborative Research Award for Fellows in Training (CRAFT)
NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence (FARE)
NCI Director's Innovation Award
Department of Defense (DOD) Horizon Award
National Science Foundation Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS)
Sallie Rosen Kaplan (SRK) Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women Scientists in Cancer Research
NCI Diversity Career Development Program
K99/R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Award
K22 NIH Career Transition Award
I will not be submitting.
Other (please specify)

45. If submitting, do you feel your proposal will be stronger now after taking the workshop and receiving
feedback from your colleagues?
Yes
No
I will not be submitting.

46. Please comment on the aspects of the workshop that you found most useful:

47. Please comment on the aspects of the workshop that were least helpful:

48. Please comment on the schedule for the workshop (i.e. whether it is more helpful to have the workshop
occur over several weeks or to have the workshop more compressed):

49. Other comments and suggestions for improvement: