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Free Video Series

The core sections,
demystified.

Grant writing is a skill — and like any skill, it can be taught. We put together a free video series covering the sections that make or break most NIH proposals: the ones where strong science gets lost in weak writing, and where reviewers form their first impression of your work.

No sales pitch. No teaser content that cuts off at the good part. These videos represent a genuine slice of what we teach inside the full program, offered freely because we believe the field is better when more researchers understand how this process works.

Sign up, watch them, and use what you learn on your next grant — with or without us.

01
Specific Aims
The single most important page in your application. Learn how to write an Aims page that a reviewer remembers — and scores accordingly.
02
Significance
How to articulate why your science matters to a reviewer who may not share your field — without dumbing it down or overstating the stakes.
03
Innovation
What makes a proposal genuinely innovative in the eyes of a study section — and how to demonstrate novelty without antagonizing reviewers who built the field you're pushing past.
04
Approach
Build a research strategy that reviewers trust. Structure your aims, anticipate objections, and show contingency plans that signal rigor rather than rigidity.
What Comes Next

From free videos to
funded science.

01

Watch the Free Series

Work through the four instructional videos at your own pace. Each covers a critical section of your NIH proposal — with principles you can apply immediately.

02

Put It Into Practice

Apply the frameworks to your own grant. Many researchers see a meaningful shift in their writing after the first video alone. Test it on your next draft.

03

Consider the Full Program

When you're ready for structured curriculum, expert feedback, peer accountability, and hands-on assignments — the full Lumos program is there. No pressure, no deadline.

Ready for the full program?

Expert feedback, peer accountability, and frameworks for every NIH mechanism. One investment. Lifetime access.

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