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, 2026Kickoff/Overview/Resources
Tuesday, October 27, 2026Specific Aims
Tuesday, November 10, 2026Research Strategy
Tuesday, November 24, 2026K Awards: Career Development/Training Plan
Tuesday, December 8, 2026Biosketch
Tuesday, December 22, 2026Budget and Justification
Tuesday, January 12, 2027Simplified Review Framework
Tuesday, January 26, 2027Other Docs (DMS Plan, Facilities, Vertebrate Animals, etc.)
Friday, February 5, 2027New R01 Submission Deadline
Friday, February 12, 2027New K Awards Submission Deadline
Tuesday, February 16, 2027New R21 Submission Deadline

Facilitator

Megan Noonan, PhD

Scientific Editor, Siteman Cancer Center

[email protected]