Research Funding Endorsements

The presenter was very knowledgeable about the topic, and the personal stories helped in supporting the points that were made. Grant writing seems more manageable now based on the tips and guidance.

This exceeded my expectations. The presenter kept us engaged and was easy to follow. The take-home materials were super helpful too! Thank you!

Although I dreaded a full day dedicated to proposal writing, I found the discussion engaging enough that it didn't feel long-winded/tiring. Thank you!

As a clinical fellow I’m writing and had no prior experience/knowledge in the grant writing process and this workshop was a wonderful eye opener to a new comer. It was not too complex for a person like me who had no prior experience and I was able to follow along throughout the session. Great handouts! Loved it!

Being new to Grant Writing this was extremely helpful. (The presenters) laid it out perfectly in an easy to understand format and getting the book was awesome. Thank you so very much.

Very engaging and knowledgeable presenter. Enjoyed the program and would recommend it to others. Outstanding program. This will make me better at writing, developing, and reviewing grant proposals.

I thought I would be bored. I was wrong.

​Thanks for sharing your knowledge and clarify many steps on how to write a grant. Your approach, language and engagement are excellent.

This is very useful for new investigators. […] I will be referencing the Handbook frequently.

​I appreciated the step-by-step explanation of each part of the grant application process and how to best utilize each document that makes up the whole submission.

The presenter kept my attention throughout the entire seminar! Very interesting, straight forward and with very important, key tips… Thank you!!

​I learned a lot from this and it will be beneficial to me.

I was extremely impressed with the speaker's ability to be engaging even over a virtual platform. Really great information, and very well presented.

The speaker was very knowledgeable and articulate. She had strong presentation skills, was receptive of questions, and had relevant experience and advice. I'm pretty worn out from the number of online meetings/communications that I've been participating in but I was able to take useful information and new ideas from this presentation.

One of the best workshops of this kind that I have participated in.

​This workshop was incredibly helpful in the structuring and planning of future grants as an early stage investigator applying for the first grant. I appreciate the presenter for comprehensively addressing questions and concerns from attendees.

This training was extremely helpful in de-mystifying the grant-writing planning and writing steps. I am the graduate STEM writing consultant with a somewhat successful track record of writing and obtaining funding, but this seminar very neatly and nicely outlined all the do's and don't's that I painstakingly had to teach myself. The relational and writing tips for success at the graduate level were also extremely useful, and I no longer feel as if I was baptised by fire into the grant-writing world. Thank you, Dr. AtKisson.

This was very illuminating on best practices not just for K awards but all NIH proposals. The speakers were very clear when presenting and knowledgeable when answering questions.

This was an extremely informative experience, and was the most comprehensive and actionable advice I have received for grantsmanship. Thank you!

The workshop was very informative. The speaker was doing a great job on explaining the purpose of CAREER. Highly recommend for future rounds.

Very helpful and the handouts are much appreciated.

Excellent. Explained why, how, and what in detail. Available for questions. I will recommend to my junior peers in the future.

The virtual sessions were very informative, provided helpful tips, and highlighted important considerations in grant writing,
particularly with the new NIH format/requirements. Thank you!

Thank you so much, this was very useful as I revise my CAREER proposal for resubmission!

I attended a CAREER Award Workshop by AtKisson Training Group in April 2018 provided by the OVPR. I received word today that my NSF CAREER application submitted in the summer of 2018 has been awarded funding. I’m confident that this wouldn’t have been the case without the things I learned during this workshop. Thank you very much for providing this excellent resource - I am incredibly grateful and will definitely encourage other junior faculty to make the most of this facility if they’re preparing a CAREER application.

In my experience with Dr. AtKisson and her team, they have the skills and background to creatively and meticulously guide the preparation of large, complex federal funding proposals. They bring an unusual combination of technical mindset to address the scientific parts of the proposal, the organizational development skills to both lay the foundation for a successful team and design effective administration and governance structures, and the grant writing skills to provide careful and thoughtful editing.

—PI, NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute

I know as a regular reviewer of these [Specific Centers] and many other grants as well as a former council member, that we should follow ATG's advice very very closely.

— PI, NIH P50 application

I want to make sure that you know how grateful we are for your help. As I looked over the reviews you did for the Cores and Resources, I realized what a skill you have. You were able to keep what was good in the authors' attempts and push them in the direction they need to take. Are you sure you aren't a behavioral psychologist? I found your approach very motivating and the others did, too. On behalf of all those who have worked so hard on this project, thank you for your hard work.

— Professor, PI, state-wide consortium CTSA application resubmission

Thank you for patience, thoughts, and suggestions on the proposal. There is absolutely no way we would achieved the comprehensiveness and level of quality we did without your review comments—thank you. I learned a lot, which I very much appreciate, as well.

— PI, NSF Engines

Your presentation, activities and style were perfect for our audience and needs. I plan to use your presentation as a best practice example for my other… workshop facilitators. (Custom program on responsible conduct of research)

Absolutely incredible amount of information delivered in a manner that was very approachable. I will recommend this to all of my early career colleagues. (added in-person kickoff meeting for Research Leadership Development program)

The workshop was so helpful that it made me motivated to write my grant. In particular, it was helpful when they mentioned that significance should not be the next step idea but "what new ideas or questions do you bring to your overarching theme?". I highly recommend this workshop to everyone. (NIH Resubmissions)

The accompanying tools (handbook and the 20min business plan) will be useful! Thank you for sharing those with us. (Renewals and Resubmissions program)

The seminar was very informative and useful. I heard a lot of great information that I am sure I will be implementing in my grant proposal. (Funding for the Arts & Humanities half-day)

Content was pitched appropriately. It felt accessible, and like it would be very helpful to a new faculty member who hadn't gone through a large grant before. (Complex proposals session.)

I regard your detailed and specific feedback on my [Specific Aims] as one of the best scientific events that happened to me in the last years.

This is my first NSF proposal. So I really appreciate having you guide me through this process which would otherwise be extremely intimidating. I truly learned quite a lot about grant writing. Whenever I eventually succeed in securing a grant, I definitely have you to thank for it.

Thank you so much for your guidance on putting together my first NIH grant! An understatement to say it was extremely critical to its success - received really nice comments on grantsmanship in both my NIH and VA summary statements. 

I wanted to thank you so much for all your help and edits for this grant. This was my 4th attempt (2nd resubmission) and your experience really helped me push the score to something fundable. It really means a lot for a junior faculty like me where these career development awards are critical.

Just wanted to share a small update – just got a 9th and 4th %iles this review cycle, joining a 4 and 22 from the previous round. If I am asked about the turn in fortunes, your name is mentioned, as well as the fact that grant writing wasn’t nearly the most meaningful part of our interactions.