Early Stage Investigator Bundle

Help your ESI faculty learn the skills to submit a competitive application.

Grantwriting Support for ESI Faculty

New to NIH grant applications? Our Early Stage Investigator Bundle is ideal for ESI faculty that want to learn what it takes to submit a comprehensive application. Because these researchers often straddle the line between a K or an R submission, we include both writing courses, plus Master Resubmissions.

This bundle includes all the benefits of Membership for one year from date of purchase, including:

Four self-directed virtual courses: Master the R Series, Master the K (and F) Series, Master Resubmissions and Bonus Mini Tutorials
Two livestream Bootcamp trainings
Ask the Grantwriting Expert, a live Q&A call every other week
First Fridays, our monthly virtual office hours

Membership Benefits Included with This Bundle

Courses

Unlimited one-year access with samples, templates, checklists, and timelines.

Timely Bootcamps

Live online training for R-series applicants, held twice a year with
live Q&A.

Livestream Q & A

Biweekly 60-minute live sessions featuring expert Q&A, mini-tutorials, and occasional guest speakers.

First Fridays With Meg

Monthly virtual office hours with live Q&A and complimentary 1:1 advising.

Monthly updates with grantwriting tips, key insights, and member
event reminders.

This bundle includes the following Self-Paced Courses:

Getting Around the Library

Master the R Series

Master the K (and F) Series

Master Resubmissions

Ask the Grantwriting Experts - recordings of biweekly live Q & A

First Fridays with Meg Live

Bonus Mini Tutorials

February 2026 Bootcamp - Master the R-Series

Enroll for $3325

4 Virtual, Self-Directed Courses
1 Year Access
10+ Hours of Video

This bundle also includes:

Presentation Slides
Interactive Workbooks
Up-to-the-Minute Guidance

Buy $3,325.00

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About Dr. Meg Bouvier

Margaret Bouvier received her PhD in 1995 in Biomedical Sciences from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. After an NINDS post-doctoral fellowship, she worked as a staff writer for long-standing NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins in the Office of Press, Policy, and Communications for the Human Genome Project and NHGRI. Since 2007, Meg has specialized in editing and advising on NIH submissions, and began offering virtual courses in 2015.

She's recently worked with more than 25% of the nation's highest-performing hospitals*, three of the top 10 cancer hospitals*, three of the top 16 medical schools for research*, and 8 NCI Designated Cancer Centers.

Her experience at NIH as both a bench scientist and staff writer greatly informs her approach to NIH grantwriting. She has helped clients land over half a billion in federal funding. Bouvier Grant Group is a woman-owned small business.

*As recognized by the 2024/25 US News & World Report

Helping over 3000+ students from all skill levels

Our students have grown their skills by taking our courses. Here are just a few of their stories.

Master The K (and F) Series
It is very informational and sets a good foundation for my grant writing. I wish I had attended earlier than now and could have gone very far with my grant application.

Eyitayo Owolabi PhD, MCur, RN
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, R1 Research Institution

Master The K (and F) Series
Excellent training. As someone not familiar with the K mechanism, this really helped me understand what goes into K specific materials, like the career development plan. The emphasis and explanation of rigor criteria was also helpful in understanding how to address these in the application. The example materials provided throughout were incredibly useful and clarifying.

Kellie Gross PhD
Faculty Research Training and Development Specialist, Top 5 Largest Cancer Hospital

Master The R Series
I found this training very informative. It is excellent for both PIs just starting in their career and gave some great tips for those that have already secured an R01.

Colleen McMullen MA
Grant Coordinator, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, University of Kentucky