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Science research writing certification, course curriculum.

10-Week Course (Fast Track Available on Request)

Introduction

Introduction and Welcome by Dr. B

Course Roadmap

Walkthrough Video

Module #1: The Lab Notebook

The Lab Notebook: Video Lesson

The Lab Notebook: Workbook

The Lab Notebook: Quiz

Module #2: Title Page & Table of Contents

Title Page & Table of Contents: Video Lesson

Title Page & Table of Contents: Workbook

Title Page & Table of Contents: Quiz

Module #3: The Abstract

The Abstract: Video Lesson 1

The Abstract: Workbook

The Abstract - Quiz 1

The Abstract: Video Lesson 2

The Abstract - Quiz 2

The Abstract - Lesson 3

The Abstract - Quiz 3

Module #4: Introduction

Introduction: Video Lesson

Introduction: Workbook

Introduction: Quiz

Module #5: Methods & Materials

Methods & Materials: Video Lesson

Methods & Materials: Workbook

Methods & Materials: Quiz

Module #6: Supporting Documentation & References

Supporting Documentation & References: Video Lesson 1

Supporting Documentation & References: Workbook

Supporting Documentation & References: Quiz 1

Supporting Documentation & References: Video Lesson 2

Supporting Documentation & References: Quiz 2

Module #7: Results & Analysis

Results & Analysis: Video Lesson

Results & Analysis: Workbook

Results & Analysis: Quiz

Module #8: Discussion & Future Research

Discussion & Future Research: Video Lesson

Discussion and Future Research: Workbook

Discussion & Future Research: Quiz

Module #9: Conclusion

Conclusion: Video Lesson

Conclusion: Workbook

Conclusion: Quiz 1

Conclusion: Quiz 2

Conclusion: Quiz 3

Module #10: Bibliography / Works Cited

Bibliography / Works Cited: Video Lesson

Bibliography / Works Cited: Workbook

Bibliography / Works Cited: Quiz

Bonus Module

Science Research Competition: Bonus Resource

Congratulations Graduate

A Final Word from Dr. B.

Upon Completion

You Will Gain:

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Writing in the sciences.

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This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, and issues in publication and peer review. Students from non-science disciplines can benefit from the training provided in the first four weeks (on general principles of effective writing).

Course Format

In the first four weeks, we will review principles of effective writing, examples of good and bad writing, and tips for making the writing process easier. In the second four weeks, we will examine issues specific to scientific writing, including: authorship, peer review, the format of an original manuscript, and communicating science for lay audiences. Students will watch video lectures, complete quizzes and editing exercises, write two short papers, and edit each others' work.

Course Syllabus

Week 1 - Introduction; principles of effective writing (cutting unnecessary clutter) Week 2 - Principles of effective writing (verbs) Week 3 - Crafting better sentences and paragraphs Week 4 - Organization; and streamlining the writing process Week 5 - The format of an original manuscript Week 6 - Reviews, commentaries, and opinion pieces; and the publication process Week 7 - Issues in scientific writing (plagiarism, authorship, ghostwriting, reproducible research) Week 8 - How to do a peer review; and how to communicate with the lay public

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This course is delivered by 19 Nature Portfolio journal Editors, giving researchers an unparalleled insight into the scientific writing process. Our panel of experts include:

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Science Writing, Certificate

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The Graduate Certificate in Science Writing program shares the same mission as the MA in Science Writing program. Certificate students complete five courses: a mix of electives and core courses that develop the reporting and writing skills for communicating science broadly. The program recognizes that contemporary science writing involves journalism, communication, multimedia, and the literary arts. Our typical student hones journalistic and creative writing techniques to craft clear, enticing prose for digital or print venues, from magazines and books to social media and websites, for news outlets, companies, research agencies, and universities. Along the way, students acquire communication skills to promote viewpoints and develop expertise to thrive in the digital universe. Our writers and editors are also challenged to monitor science itself, to disclose how research can falter or be misused. Certificate students may complete all courses online, but have the option of enrolling in one of the Science Writing program’s onsite residency courses.

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Enroll Now In The Advanced Science Research Writing Certification Course and Get Your Credential

Become a Certified Science Research Writer

This intensive 10-week course consists of self-paced modules covering all aspects of documenting a research project & creating a professional-grade research paper . Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official certificate signed by a Nobel Laureate and will possess the skills and knowledge to author a paper which may be submitted to the most prestigious national and international STEM competitions . This extraordinary distinction will change the course of your college admissions and will further inform your passion for STEM.

Upon Completion, You Will Gain:

Three Outstanding Benefits

[1] An Exclusive Credential

You will receive a beautiful, suitable-for-framing certificate, signed by a world-renowned Nobel Prize-Winner, along with a PDF version and an authenticated link that can be submitted with your college applications, or for securing lab internships, and summer jobs.

[2] Elite Knowledge & Skills

By completing this comprehensive certification course, you'll possess the knowledge and skill set required to create a professional research paper that can be submitted to the most prestigious national and international STEM competitions.

[3] A Lifelong Resource

You'll be able to return to the course materials again and again, whenever you need guidance in preparing a professional research paper. It's a reference that will keep you on the cutting edge of high school, college, and graduate school research opportunities.

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Dr. Deborah Bedor, author of the Amazon best-selling book Getting IN by Standing OUT: The New Rules for Admission to America's Best Colleges , and CEO of College Admission Central.

Course Roadmap

There are 10 essential elements to a professionally-authored science research paper. This course will teach you how to prepare each one in detail:

Module 1: Lab Notebook

Your lab notebook is the cornerstone of your research. In this first course module, you will learn how to document your work to professional standards.

Module 2: Title Page and Table of Contents

Determine if your paper needs a title page and table of contents, and learn the proper way to format them if it does.

Module 3: Abstract

The Abstract will summarize your research and should be able to stand on its own. You will learn what to include and what to leave out.

Module 4: Introduction

Includes background and a review of literature, from general information to more specific findings that lead to the gap in current knowledge.

Module 5: Methods & Materials

This section of your paper lists what you did during your research and what substances and equipment you used to carry out your experiments.

Module 6: Supporting Documentation & References

How to select proper visual aids, including tables and figures, to present your information. How to reference other research and provide credit where it is due.

Module 7: Results & Analysis

You will learn to present the results of your experimental research, including the data you collected during your experiments.

Module 8: Discussion & Future Research

In this section, you will learn how to synthesize your results, provide context and interpretation, and explain why your results are important.

Module 9: Conclusion

Learn how to review the problem. and present the steps you took, your findings, and their implications. Also, how to describe possible future experiments to address unanswered questions.

Module 10: Bibliography / Works Cited

No paper is complete without a precisely-formatted compilation of every work you've reviewed or employed in relation to your project.

A Look Inside the Course

Your course is delivered to you—on demand—via an industrial-strength LMS platform. You'll work at your own pace, on your own time, and learn by the methods most comfortable to you: video, audio, or print:

Video & Audio Lessons

Fully responsive. View on desktop or mobile. Random access to all available modules.

Downloadable & Printable Workbooks

Expand upon the video lessons. Read online or download to print or save.

Bonus Materials

This course will teach you how to author a paper of sufficient caliber to enter a top science competition. The bonus compilation will provide insights into the major national and international science fairs.

Upon Successful Completion of the Course You Will Receive the  Premier  STEM Credential

• Impressive ready-for-framing certificate
• Inscribed with your name and signed by a Nobel Prize-Winner
• Immediate download of PDF version and issuance of authenticated link for inclusion in your résumé and on applications

A Word About Tuition Fees

And Your Investment in this Credential

Developing a course of this depth and caliber harnessed the expertise of a team of MD/PhD instructors and a professional LMS (Learning Management System) designer.

It also involved the integration of a blockchain technology platform to authenticate the Laureate Certificate that is issued to graduates, ensuring that admissions officers, lab directors, and employers are able to log into a secure portal to verify the authenticity of your certificate.

Critically, the course is made accessible to you on high-availability servers maintained by a professional staff.

Lastly, our instructors and full-time support staff are on call to assist in resolving any issues with the course or your enrollment.

Despite this huge investment in development, delivery, and ongoing support, we are able to offer the Laureate Certification course to you at the absolute lowest tuition fee possible.

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Here’s what Students are Saying About the Laureate Certification Course

S. L., Maryland

Excited and Impressed

“Every top tier and Ivy interviewer I spoke with during senior year was excited and impressed that I completed the Advanced Science Research Writing Course and received the Laureate Certification. The certification also opened doors for me during summer before senior year: Having the certification on my resume led to me being selected by a lab director for a well-known university’s summer high school research program, and that, in turn, impressed Admissions at my university of choice. I am thrilled to be a rising freshman at my Ivy League dream school this fall!”

M. M., New York

Very Comprehensive

“The Laureate Certification course is very comprehensive in terms of how it takes students through step-by-step procedures in creating a high-caliber research paper. The videos in each module offer real scientific examples and a clear explanation of what is expected in each section. When I seek out opportunities to do research in college, this course will have served as a solid basis to my research paper writing skills. I'm truly honored to be one of the first participants in this one of a kind course and I firmly believe that it will be of tremendous help to my future college and professional career.”

S. C., New York

Really Helpful

“As a student who wants to do research in high school and college, it is really helpful to know how to do science research writing. This course taught me exactly that—a wealth of research vocabulary, formatting regulations, and accepted procedures for each step in an experiment.” 

Q. M. Long Island

Gave Me a Huge Credential

“As a STEM student and future business major applying to some of the most prestigious programs in the country, I needed to really show that I had a grasp on research and method. Those are important for anyone studying math, finance, or tech-entrepreneurship. The Laureate Certification gave me a huge credential and boost in the admissions process, and I wound up at my Reach school!”

 R. P., Georgia

Added to My Résumé

“The course has benefited me by teaching the foundations of writing a competitive science research paper and adding to the depth of my college résumé.”

J. H., Virginia

Impressed My Lab Director

Where scientific research is not taught in schools, this program can completely change a student’s academic experience in STEM. The certification impressed my lab director who then decided to give me an internship that led to me winning awards at INTEL-ISEF! There is no question that the Laureate Certification helped me get noticed. I am now attending Harvard.”  

D. I., Illinois

Gave Me More Confidence

“This helped me think more like a scientist and researcher, and gave me more confidence in my ability to do research writing now and in the future.”

N. M., Ohio

Made the Difference in My Applications

The course has already begun to benefit me. I have shared the online certificate with colleges that I want to go to and when applying for scholarships, and I believe that it has really made the difference in my applications and acceptances. It also provides me with a lifelong skill in an easy to learn format, giving me an advantage over my peers who probably haven't even begun to learn about scientific research writing.”

Is there a required start date or finish date?

No. The course is completely self-paced. You can begin whenever time permits and complete the course on your own schedule. There is no required start or finish date.

Why is it a 10-week course?

A professionally-authored scientific research paper has up to 10 distinct sectional elements. This course is composed of 10 modules, each corresponding to one of those sections. When you enroll, the first module is immediately available, and subsequent modules are released to you on a weekly basis thereafter.

Can I complete the course in under 10 weeks?

Yes you can, by requesting to be put on the “Fast-Track” version of the course. Please note: should you wish this option, please make the election as early as possible, since your quizzes will not carry over between versions.

What is the structure of the course?

As noted, there are 10 modules, each corresponding to a section or element of a research paper. Each module consists of a narrated video lesson and a comprehensive downloadable workbook, followed by a multiple-choice quiz. You must pass the quiz with a grade of 70% or better to elevate to the next module. (If you don’t pass, you can restudy the material and retake the quiz.)

What is required to receive my Laureate Certification?

To become certified, you must prove mastery of the material by first passing all 10 module quizzes and then pass the final (with a grade of 70% or better). After passing the final, you will immediately receive a digital certificate and authenticated link, followed by a “suitable for framing” printed and signed certificate four to six weeks later.

Do I need to conduct a research project right now to enroll in the course?

No. You do not need to pursue a research project at the time you are taking the course. This course will teach you how to document any kind of scientific research but will not provide you with that research project.

Are there any pre-requisites?

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course.

Do the course materials ever Expire?

The course content never expires. You can treat the materials as a comprehensive professional resource and refer to them when you secure a lab appointment or later in your career.

What grade levels is this appropriate for?

Most students are in high school (freshmen to seniors) but many college students and some exceptional middle-schoolers have successfully completed the course and received certification.

Can I complete this over the summer or during a school break?

Yes, many students elect to do so. Others prefer to complete each module when released.

How much study time is required for each module?

Typically, two to four hours. However, some modules are more comprehensive than others, and have multiple components which may require more time for completion.

Are any scholarships or financial aid available?

No, but the course tuition has been kept as low as possible to ensure every student seeking this important credential is able to acquire it. Some students have created GoFundMe campaigns to raise tuition funds.

Can a sibling or immediate family member also enroll and become certified?

Yes. A second enrollment is available at a 50% tuition discount. Contact us for the second student discount code.

What if I have a question that’s not answered here?

Just send an email to [email protected]

A Final Note...

"This unique course will provide you with the skills and tools you need to create a professional grade research paper, and your certification will open the door to coveted college acceptances, research opportunities, and the most eminent science competitions."

Dr. Deborah Bedor, CEO of College Admission Central and Executive Director of LaureateCert.org

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Certificate in Professional Writing

About the Online Professional Writing Certificate

The Certificate in Professional Writing gives you a scenario-based deep dive into the kinds of writing essential to business. Our online professional writing courses offer a series of concepts and practical applications that provide an accelerated understanding of the subtle arts of communication, enhanced by tips to make anyone a power-writer—a master of grammar, concision, and clarity.

Whether you are in an entry-level position and want to ramp up your writing skills or are an accomplished writer ready to expand and refine your repertoire, our online professional writing courses take you to the next level. We take you beyond the basics of structure and style. Our coursework emphasizes professional expertise and extensive feedback as we share and cutting-edge findings in the field of writing. Find out how to incorporate your personal or corporate brand's story into every piece of communication and discover the best ways to identify and appeal to target audiences.

Professional Writing Certificate Requirements

The Certificate in Professional Writing is a 4-course, 4 c.u.* credit program of study taught by University of Pennsylvania faculty. To earn the certificate, it is recommended that students enroll first in the Fundamentals of Professional Writing course, followed by three additional professional writing courses.

Flexible Course Schedule and Tuition

Penn LPS Online courses in the Certificate in Professional Writing are offered on an accelerated (8-week) schedule. Courses in the online certificate program are largely asynchronous with some optional synchronous sessions to be scheduled by the instructors.

You also have the option to enroll in individual professional writing courses without committing to the entire online certificate, enjoying the flexibility and expertise offered by Penn LPS Online to suit your schedule and interests. Students who complete the basic certificate may pursue an advanced certificate (6-course, 6 c.u.*) by adding two additional online courses from the course list. Visit the Cost of Attendance page for course tuition and fee rates.

*Academic credit is defined by the University of Pennsylvania as a course unit (c.u.). A course unit (c.u.) is a general measure of academic work over a period of time, typically a term (semester or summer). A c.u. (or a fraction of a c.u.) represents different types of academic work across different types of academic programs and is the basic unit of progress toward a degree. One c.u. is usually converted to a four-semester-hour course.

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Faculty Director Val Ross talks with Megan Cuadrado, who recently earned a Certificate in Professional Writing, about her experience in the online program.

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Aggie Rieger

Clinical Research Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

“It’s thrilling to get to think about writing outside of the academic bubble. I am a clinical research coordinator—this fall, I’ll begin a PhD program in clinical-community psychology—and I’ll definitely apply what I’ve learned in the professional writing classes. I plan to continue to research and hope to teach; I would like to be able to reach students with learning tools that are helpful to them. Both embracing the writing curriculum and mastering the online platforms have been very worthwhile. One magical thing about writing is that it’s dynamic, and it’s everywhere. In my experience, the program has been interested in communication quite broadly—I attempt to think deeply and effectively communicate both in and out of the workplace.”

The Certificate in Professional Writing prepares you to:

• Assess audience and purpose for communication targeted at achieving specific goals
• Analyze different audiences, scenarios, and contexts in order to shape your messaging most effectively whatever your audience
• Develop effective rhetorical strategies and skills to persuade specific audiences—personal, professional, and social—through visual, written, and multimedia communication
• Draft and revise written work for precision, clarity, and power
• Develop empathic and analytic skills to integrate and build upon other viewpoints and perspectives
• Learn how readers, writers, and designers use complex multimedia texts incorporating language, image, sound, and gesture to produce a coherent, engaging message
• Explore how to engage the senses—visual, aural, and somatic—to convey information effectively through social media
• Understanding how to make complex information accessible to audiences through effective visualization

Online Professional Writing Courses

Certificate students who complete four of the online courses listed below earn a Certificate in Professional Writing. Those students are then eligible to pursue an Advanced Certificate in Professional Writing by taking two additional professional writing courses.

• PROW 1000: Fundamentals of Professional Writing (required)
• PROW 1020: The Elements of Style: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
• PROW 1030: Introduction to Academic Reading, Writing, and Research
• PROW 2000: Writing with Data
• PROW 2010: Designing Effective Presentations
• PROW 2030: Writing for Public Audiences: The Op-Eds and White Papers
• PROW 3010: The Power of Storytelling
• PROW 3020: Strategic Writing for Fundraising
• PROW 3030: Advanced Academic Writing
• PROW 4000: Writing for Social Media
• PROW 4010: Composing a Professional Identity

Courses are subject to change.

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Meet The Faculty

Larry Abbott

• Lecturer in Critical Writing, Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing

Laura Garnick Bellet

• Lecturer in Fundraising Communications, Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing

Michael Chiappini

Phillip Fackler

• Lecturer, Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing

Helen Jeoung

Mel Kapadia

Stacy Kastner

• Director, Writing Center, Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing

Linda Kronfeld

Aurora MacRae-Crerar

Julia McWilliams

• Associated faculty, Urban Studies

Matthew Osborn

• Director, Critical Writing Program, Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing

Valerie Ross

• Faculty Director, Penn LPS Online Certificate in Professional Writing

Michelle Taransky

Jordan Taylor

Fayyaz Vellani

Dana Walker

Keahnan Washington

Patrick Wehner

Careers related to professional writing.

The Certificate in Professional Writing is designed to enhance your business writing and communication skills and equip you with proven writing strategies applicable across writing contexts and professional settings. Career options include:

• Fundraising/development consultant
• Speechwriter and strategic communications professional
• Grant writer

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August 1-4, 2024

Immerse yourself in nature and reflect on how it has intersected with your life and shaped your perspective. Then, translate those insights into poetry and prose. Experiential learning and activities designed to draw out insights will help you on your creative journey. This unique course will provide you with room to create and inspiration to keep you motivated long after this foray to the northwoods. 

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Dr. Kathryn Nuernberger is an essayist and poet who writes about the history of science and ideas, renegade women, plant medicines, and witches.

Dr. Marlene Zuk is an internationally recognized leader in the study of evolution and behavior. She has written a number of highly successful books for a general audience on sexual selection and evolution.

Marlene and Kate met several years ago over a joint love of writing about nature, and have taught creative writing together from their different but complementary perspectives. They also share an interest in locating katydids by their songs and reading poetry about figs.

Course modules include :

• Writing in the Field: A guided nature walk focusing on plant stories 
• Writing Processes for Science Writers
• Writing in the Field : A guided nature walk focusing on birds, bugs and other creatures
• Make It Weirder: Ideas for creative revision

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Thursday, August 1

• 3pm: Check in (Biome Center - building 75)
• 4-6pm: Station orientation and course welcome (Lakeside Laboratory - building 44 upper)
• 6-7pm: Dinner (Dining hall)
• 7-9pm: Guided walk and time to pick and explore your "sit spot." (meeting place TBD)
• 9-10pm: Optional group campfire or recreational time 

Friday, August 2

• 7-8am: Breakfast (Dining hall)
• 8-10am: Sit spot time, writing prompts and readings will be provided. (meeting place TBD)
• 10-10:30am: Coffee/snack break (Dining hall)
• 10:30am-noon:  Writing in the Field: A guided nature walk focusing on plant stories,  led by Kate Nuernberger (meeting place TBD)
• Noon-1pm: Lunch (Dining hall)
• 1-5pm:  Writing Processes for Science Writers,  led by Marlene Zuk (Lakeside Laboratory - building 44 upper)
• 7-9pm: Optional group campfire or recreational time 

Saturday, August 3

• 10-10:30am: coffee/snack break (Dining hall)
• 10:30am-noon:  Writing in the Field: A guided nature walk focusing on birds, bugs and other creatures,  led by Marlene Zuk (meeting place TBD)
• 1-5pm: Make It Weirder: Ideas for creative revision ,  led by Kate Nuernberger . Bring a work-in-progress you'd like to revise and receive feedback on. (Lakeside Laboratory - building 44 upper)
• 7-9pm: State Park Ice Cream Social and Open Mic: Students have the opportunity to read something inspired by Itasca you've written or loved reading to share (3 minutes or less). This event will be open to the general public and co-hosted by the state park lead naturalists in the newly constructed Lake Itasca Amphitheater . 

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Grant development: state and foundation proposals certificate (february 2025), session details.

In this course, the overall strategic plan for writing grants will be addressed, including the needs statement, mission, goals, objectives, evaluation, key personnel, outcomes and budgets. During this seven-week certification program, the knowledge specialist will use interactive exercises, lectures, and discussions to demonstrate how to research and write your specific project. This is a fast-paced and intensive course.

Participants must begin the class with a pre-identified organization for which they will be writing a proposal. This can be a nonprofit for which they work or a community need for which you want to write a proposal. To be successful in the course, it is essential to be able to:

• Retrieve detailed information from that nonprofit, such as the nonprofit’s mission, programming, budget or 990 forms.
• Have personal knowledge from a previous volunteer or employment situation with a nonprofit or from online research to generate a budget based on the needs of the nonprofit, the project or the community.
• Have proficient language and writing skills.

The following textbook is required for this certificate program:

Smith, Nancy Burke & Works, E. Gabriel (2012). The Complete Book of Grant Writing: Learn To Write Grants Like A Professional. Sourcebooks, Inc. Naperville, IL. ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-67291

Participants who successfully complete the Grant Development: State and Foundation Proposals certificate will receive a discount of 25% off the full price of the next immediately scheduled Advanced Grant course.

This course will consist of article reading, discussion questions, authentic assessments, and self-tests to enhance learning and build upon prior knowledge.

NMI courses are taught using the Canvas learning management system and include a variety of multimedia tools and resources. To ensure you can successfully access the multimedia tools in your courses, we recommend you use a standard PC or Mac desktop or laptop. Mobile devices are not recommended. Courses are best accessed using a high-speed Internet connection and a modern web browser such as Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome or Safari.

Early Bird special: $1,149 (ends two weeks before course start date, retail $1,197). 

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Securing funding for nonprofit organizations can be extremely competitive. Nonprofits depend on a successful proposal process to produce compelling proposals to achieve their missions. Whether you are a student or working professional, you will benefit from instruction by an experienced grant writer with real-world experience as he/she guides you through the step-by-step processes for state and foundation proposals.

The overall strategic plan for writing grants will be addressed, including the needs statement, mission, goals, objectives, evaluation, key personnel, outcomes, and budgets. During this seven-week certification program, the knowledge specialist will use interactive exercises, lectures, and discussions to demonstrate how to research and write your specific project. This is a fast-paced and intensive course.

Learn more about this seven-week program:

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Although the first signs of autism are often observed as early as 18-36 months of age, there is a broad uncertainty regarding future development, and clinicians lack predictive tools to identify those who will later be diagnosed with co-occurring intellectual disability (ID). Here, we developed predictive models of ID in autistic children (n=5,633 from three cohorts), integrating different classes of genetic variants alongside developmental milestones. The integrated model yielded an AUC ROC=0.65, with this predictive performance cross-validated and generalised across cohorts. Positive predictive values reached up to 55%, accurately identifying 10% of ID cases. The ability to stratify the probabilities of ID using genetic variants was up to twofold greater in individuals with delayed milestones compared to those with typical development. These findings underscore the potential of models in neurodevelopmental medicine that integrate genomics and clinical observations to predict outcomes and target interventions.

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SJ is the holder of a Canada Research Chair in Genetics of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and the Jeanne et Jean-Louis Levesque Foundation Research Chair. This research was supported by a Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative Team Grant, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grant 159734, and grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1U01MH119690 and 1U01MH119739 (to SJ). This study was funded by the Montreal Neurological Institute - University of Cambridge Neuroscience Research Collaboration (to VW and SJ). VRB is the recipient of a Quebec Health Research Funds - Health (FRQS) training scholarship for resident physicians pursuing a career in research. SBC and VW received funding from the Wellcome Trust 214322\Z\18\Z. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. The results leading to this publication have received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 777394 for the project AIMS-2-TRIALS. This Joint Undertaking receives support from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and EFPIA and AUTISM SPEAKS, Autistica, SFARI. SBC and VW also received funding from the Autism Centre of Excellence (ACE) at Cambridge, SFARI, the Templeton World Charitable Fund, the MRC, and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. The research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration East of England. Any views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the funders. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. Any views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the funders (IHI-JU2).

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