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Siteman K/R Club
Writing a K or R Grant? Join Siteman’s K/R Club!

K/R Club is a bi-weekly peer-learning program designed to equip investigators with the knowledge, skills, and peer/mentor support to prepare competitive NIH awards. All cancer-focused postdoctorates and early career faculty (clinical, public health, and basic science investigators) who plan to submit an NIH K or R grant are encouraged to join.
Who Should Join:
- Cancer-focused investigators
- Postdocs and clinical fellows preparing K applications
- Early-career faculty pursuing career development funding
- Current K awardees seeking guidance for an R-series transition
*Open to SCC member faculty and their trainees
What You’ll Gain
- Workshops: Step-by-step coverage of K and R application sections (Specific Aims, Career Development Plan, Research Strategy, Ancillary Documents)
- Skill-Building: Budgeting, Biosketch preparation, and communicating science
- Peer Review: Understand the NIH peer-review criteria/process and receive feedback from program leaders/senior faculty
- Resources: Learn about resources available at WashU and SCC
- Networking: Connect with peers and senior investigators
Upcoming Sessions
K/R sessions will be held in-person on a bi-weekly (2nd and 4th Tuesday) basis.
*Programming content and dates are subject to change
For February 2027 Submissions:
| Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Kickoff/Overview/Resources |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Specific Aims |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | Research Strategy |
| Tuesday, November 24, 2026 | K Awards: Career Development/Training Plan |
| Tuesday, December 8, 2026 | Biosketch |
| Tuesday, December 22, 2026 | Budget and Justification |
| Tuesday, January 12, 2027 | Simplified Review Framework |
| Tuesday, January 26, 2027 | Other Docs (DMS Plan, Facilities, Vertebrate Animals, etc.) |
| Friday, February 5, 2027 | New R01 Submission Deadline |
| Friday, February 12, 2027 | New K Awards Submission Deadline |
| Tuesday, February 16, 2027 | New R21 Submission Deadline |
Facilitator

Megan Noonan, PhD
Scientific Editor, Siteman Cancer Center