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This page includes everything you need to develop and refine a strong proposal, including information about how to receive a letter of support from OSVCR, proposal training opportunities, and more. Navigate the funding landscape with confidence. 

Explore internal Pitt funding programs alongside tools and resources to help you identify external opportunities. Start your search here.

Ready to take a big step towards research independence by writing an F32 grant application? Work at your own pace, access helpful resources in Canvas, and get access to real-time support and virtual feedback, all designed to help you succeed! 

Struggling with career uncertainty? Discover clarity and community through this two-month cohort-based program that helps Pitt trainees understand themselves and their professional options and identify next steps to achive career success.

Do you need assistance to speak with your mentor? Are you expecting to have a difficult conversation with a colleague or student? Is your lab team suffering from an open or hidden conflict? Do you have a question about the application of a policy, but don’t know whom to ask? The Health Sciences Ombuds Office can help you with any type of conflict or concern, big or small.

Explore Postdoctoral Associate Positions in the University of Pittsburgh Talent Center.

Trainees in the health sciences can enhance their academic and professional success by participating in a one-day workshop to develop critical communication skills and earn a digital badge.

This page developed by University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Communication has everything you need to deliver your next presentation with confidence. Browse the site for tips on planning a presentation, speech writing, practicing your presentation, and coping with public speaking anxiety.

The Oral Communication Lab, located in the Department of Communication in the Cathedral of Learning, offers in-person and virtual public speaking coaching appointments for Pitt students, postdocs, faculty, and staff. You can get advice on research presentations, interviews, press conferences, and other types of speeches. Consultants can work with you at any stage of the process from analyzing audience needs to organizing presentations to practicing delivery skills and coping with speech anxiety.

Visit their webpage to learn more and schedule an appointment.

The Writing Center, located in 317B O’Hara Student Center, offers in-person and virtual writing coaching appointments to Pitt students, postdocs, faculty, and staff. You can get advice on dissertations, article manuscripts, the narrative portions of grant applications, and professional writing such as cover letters, resumes, and CVs. Writing consultants can work with you at any stage of the process—from beginning a writing project to the final read through before submission, and all points in between.

Visit their webpage above to learn more and schedule an appointment.