The request for applications is now open for our next grant writing workshop. Please find more information below on requirements and workshop details.

The WISH workshop provides a valuable opportunity for rehabilitation researchers to work with experienced mentors and peer groups to further develop and refine your implementation science and health services research proposals. The workshop consists of training focused on the various aspects of grant development and submissions, grant writing time, and networking opportunities with program officers, experienced researchers, and peers in rehabilitation research.

• Registration is complimentary
• A limited number of travel awards (which cover hotel costs and up to $550 in additional travel expenses) are available for: 
  • Junior Faculty or Trainees
  • Need-based travel awards are available
  • Additional travel awards are earmarked for occupational therapist researchers
  • Are you a Foreign National considering applying for a travel award? Check your eligibility for Travel Reimbursement.

We welcome applicants working on rehabilitation proposals using implementation science, health services research, and learning health systems research approaches.

We encourage applicants to review our scoring criteria as they prepare their materials. Applicants should submit the following documents:

1. Coverpage: please only complete once - you will receive a confirmation email to the address you enter in Qualtrics once you submit. Be sure to include:

• the project title
• less than five words that describes the primary research topic of your proposal
• the name of the funding opportunity you would like to apply for, if known
• the type of grant you would like to apply for, if known

2. Research Plan 

• statement of Specific Aims (1 page maximum) - see examples from NINDS
• description of Research Strategy (2 pages maximum) including sections on significance, innovation and approach - see examples from NINDS

3. Career Trajectory Statement (1 page maximum) explaining the expected impact of attending WISH 

4. Travel Award Statement (1 paragraph maximum) If you indicated interest in a travel award on the cover page, please include a statement briefly explaining your eligibility and need

5. ScienCV Biosketch. If you have not yet created a ScienCV, make sure to begin this process early to allow sufficient time to complete

6. Letter of Support from department or dissertation chair 

7. Copy of current CITI Human Subjects Research training certificate 

Submit your application via email by January 11, 2027: 

• Subject line: WISH 2027 Application - LAST NAME
• Include all information in a single PDF
• Title the PDF "LASTNAME 2027 WISH Application"
• Include your name and affiliation in the body of the email
• Send to courtney_hawes@brown.edu and cghcr@brown.edu  

Applications will be reviewed by the WISH Planning Committee faculty members. Applicants will be notified by mid-February.

Please Note: Please address questions about this opportunity to courtney_hawes@brown.edu prior to 12/16/2026. Brown University is closed 12/23/2026 - 1/5/2027.