Biomedical Grant Writing Service
Securing research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is highly competitive. Success requires not just excellent science but also clear, compelling, and meticulously structured proposals. At Grantigen, we specialize in helping researchers, clinicians, and academic teams craft grant applications that stand out.
Who This Service Is For?
Our NIH & CIHR grant writing support is tailored for:
- Early-career investigators seeking guidance on application structure
- Established researchers aiming to reduce the workload
- Academic teams or labs needing assistance with complex multi-investigator submissions
- Clinicians and translational scientists who are extremely busy and need help
If your goal is to increase your funding success while saving time and reducing stress, our service is designed for you.
What Our NIH & CIHR Grant Writing Service Includes:
We provide comprehensive support throughout the grant application process, from concept to submission:
1. Funding Opportunity Analysis
- Identify the most suitable NIH or CIHR funding opportunities for your project
- Match your research aims with program priorities and eligibility criteria
2. Proposal Drafting
- Specific Aims: Craft clear, concise, and compelling objectives
- Research Strategy: Develop strong, logically structured narratives for significance, innovation, and approach
- Budget & Justification: Prepare accurate budgets and rationales aligned with funding guidelines
3. Editing & Compliance Review
- Ensure proposals meet all formatting, word-count, and submission requirements
- Polish language and structure to maximize clarity and impact
4. Submission Support
- Guidance on NIH eRA Commons or CIHR ResearchNet submission platforms
- Final checks and pre-submission review to minimize errors
Why Professional Grant Writing Support Matters?
Successfully funded NIH and CIHR grants depend not only on the quality of your science but also on how it is communicated. Common pitfalls include:
- Ambiguous or disorganized specific aims
- Weakly articulated significance or innovation
- Budget inconsistencies or compliance issues
Our team helps avoid these pitfalls, ensuring that your proposal reflects the full strength of your research while meeting the expectations of reviewers.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: How can you write a better grant application than me?
A: It is your research, so other people should not be able to write a “better” grant application than you. Our service allows you to have competent people working on your project under your direction, so the chances of success are higher. It gets done faster and it takes less effort on your part.
Q: How do I know that your service is indeed confidential and that you will not reuse my grant for someone else’s application?
A: Our goal is to provide such a service that you decide to work with us again. Our business benefits from that.
It is quite unlikely that we will have both you and your competition as clients. You don’t need to entrust us with writing the full grant. We can do the general writing while you focus on the sensitive specifics. Therefore no, we do not reuse grant applications.
Q: Can you help with early-stage or resubmission applications?
A: Yes. We provide support for both new submissions and resubmissions, including feedback integration and strategic rewriting to address reviewer comments.
Q: Do you offer help with multi-investigator applications?
A: Ye we can coordinate with multiple collaborators to ensure a cohesive, persuasive, and compliant submission.
Q: How long does the process take?
A: Timelines vary depending on the complexity of your application, but we work efficiently to meet all deadlines while maintaining high quality.
Q: What is the cost of this service?
A: It is difficult to quote a service without knowing what needs to be done. Providing there is sufficient time to discuss ideas and write them down. The cost will depend more on how much work needs to be done than how big the grant is, although these things happen to be positively correlated.
We don’t drag-on to make up more billable hours. You will be provided with a quote and the number of revisions included in the quote. We won’t change the quote if it turns out that it takes more time than we anticipated. The most important thing is the timeline. We are a small company and the need for this service is never spread out evenly throughout the year. We will appreciate it if you give us more time to do the work. This will also result in a lower quote.
There are some alternative fee structures:
- We charge you a minimal fee for the grant writing service and then take a percentage of the grant IF it is awarded. This sounds like a win-win situation but it’s more complicated than it seems. Your department/university may not allow this kind of arrangement as we found out the hard way. A contract co-signed by the department head or a decision maker in the accounting department will be required.
- The grant is for a startup company or some industry collaboration where Grantigen could benefit as a co-applicant. In this case, we could consider a fee waiver should you choose to team up with us on a project we really like.
- If we have worked in the past whether through some academic collaboration or know each other from conferences, the fee structure can be adjusted to allow more flexibility as the project develops.
Ready to Strengthen Your Grant Application?
Our NIH & CIHR grant writing service is designed to maximize your chance of success while minimizing the stress and complexity of the submission process. Contact us today to discuss your project and get started.