CSSI’s Grant Writing Residency Program supports faculty and scientific staff who are preparing to submit a grant. Regardless of discipline, our staff are ready to offer specialized services and expertise to assist you through every stage of the grant development process.

GWRP participants work in residence at our center and collaborate closely with the center's grant development staff to create polished, competitive proposals. The Grant Writing Residency Program is competitive and limited to a small number of applicants. 

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Program Features & Benefits

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Dedicated Workspace

Work within quiet assigned offices to support focused writing and research. Receive full access to the center's meeting rooms, printing stations, and break areas.

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Supportive Community

Engage with other participants, faculty, and professional staff members to provide updates on goals and progress, discuss roadblocks, and identify helpful resources.
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Collaborative Learning

Participate in the Grant Writers' Circle, regular cohort meetings, workshops, networking events, and opportunities for development.
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Research Funding

Receive up to $1,600 to support pilot data, travel, or other related expenses, which may be used during your residency or as a part of your grant application.

How to Apply

Applications open: Fall 2024

Application deadline: Monday, December 2nd. Applicants will be notified within two weeks from the application deadline.

Program dates: Tuesday, January 21st - Friday, May 9th. The Grant Writing Residency Program aligns with the Spring Semester Calendar

Applicants must be affiliated with the University of Iowa.

Faculty members across all ranks and tracks, as well as scientific staff, are eligible. Priority will go to applicants, especially researcher affiliates, conducting social science research and proposing to use CSSI research services. 

When applications are open, applicants must submit the following information through our application portal below.

Applicant Information

  • Applicant name or university ID
  • UIowa email address
  • Project title

Project Information

If preferred, the project information can be submitted as an attached pdf in the application portal.

  • Project summary (300-500 words). Introduce the project, its significance and potential impact, and the planned methods to be included in the proposal. Clearly state the objectives of the research.
  • Funding source, deadline, and award amount. Describe the funding source, deadline, and award amount for the proposal.
  • Project plan and timeline (300-500 words). Describe the current status of the grant proposal, and summarize your goals and timeline for completing the proposal.

Program Expectations

  • Research Funds. Describe how you currently plan to use the research-related funds.
  • Residency Schedule. Participants are expected to work in residence a minimum of 10 hours per week at CSSI. Please describe the day(s) and time(s) each week you plan to work in residence if selected for the program. 
  • Reporting Expectations. Participants are asked to acknowledge CSSI in all publications and presentations supported by participation in this program, and to notify cssi-office@uiowa.edu of all publications, presentations, and grants related to program work. 

Additional Attachments

  • Curriculum vitae or biographical sketch
  • [Optional] Reference list
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Program Participants

2024

Isaac Petersen, associate professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, submitted the proposal, “Precision Phenotyping of the Externalizing Spectrum on a Developmentally Informed, Common Metric Across Infancy to Adulthood,” to the National Institute of Mental Health during his time in the 2024 Grant Writing Residency Program at the center.

Petersen aims to develop a new assessment system for capturing developmental changes in externalizing behavior problems, such as physical aggression or substance use. According to Petersen, externalizing problems “look different” across developmental periods and current assessments do not sufficiently account for those differences. 

To learn more about Petersen's proposal and CSSI's Grant Writing Residency Program, read the full article.

Bingbing Zhang, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, submitted the proposal, “Communicating Climate Injustice: The Effects of Solution Journalism on Climate Change Public Engagement Among Marginalized Communities and the General Public,” to the Waterhouse Family Institute during her time in the 2024 Grant Writing Residency Program at the center. 

Zhang plans to investigate how “solution journalism” depicts climate change injustice and how it affects the perceptions and responses of both the general public and of marginalized communities.

To learn more about Zhang's proposal and CSSI's Grant Writing Residency Program, read the full article.