FOR NEW R & K APPLICANTS

Master Your First R or K Series

Build the skills, strategies, and confidence to develop a competitive NIH R or K application, with expert guidance from Dr. Meg Bouvier.

  • 1-Year Unlimited On-Demand Access
  • Full Access to Comprehensive Writing Courses (Master the R Series or Master the K Series)
  • Paced Submission Milestones, Digital Workbooks, and Checklists
  • Funded Application Samples and Templates
  • Live Q&As and 1:1 Feedback
  • Instant Access

Enroll now for $1,900

Trusted by researchers at leading institutions

3000+ applicants currently enrolled

Nearly 40 years of NIH experience

From blank page to fundable submission

Preparing your first major NIH grant application often feels isolating and overwhelming. In addition, most applicants don't realize that great science is not enough to land NIH funding; you need sophisticated, up-to-date grantsmanship strategies as well.

Master Your First R or K Series eliminates the guesswork. Originally built exclusively for premier research universities and medical centers to scale their faculty training, this guided program pairs our flagship courses with a deadline-driven roadmap and frequent live support from an NIH expert. It paces you week-by-week from initial preparation to submission, ensuring that your narrative sections meet current NIH trends and guidelines.

The result is a deep, enduring skillset in grantwriting and the ability to mentor others.

Updated: August 04, 2026


Unsure about whether to target an R or K Series?

Many early career investigators have difficulty determining whether they're better positioned for an R series mechanism (like the R01, R21, R03, R34, or R61/R33) or a mentored K award.

Master Your First R or K Series includes the full curriculum for both mechanisms. Our early preparation modules walk learners through assessing institutional support, preliminary data, and career stage to pinpoint the right mechanism. If an applicant's trajectory shifts during prep steps, the course materials pivot accordingly - no extra fees, no lost momentum.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this program, you will be able to:
  • Create a robust submission timeline and task list tailored to your NIH deadline
  • Undertake key preparatory steps that will facilitate writing a competitive submission
  • Write and format the major narrative sections in a way that is exciting, easy for reviewers to read and skim, and compliant with all the latest NIH policies and practices
  • Understand the NIH review process and apply that knowledge in all your grantwriting endeavors
  • Mentor and coach other NIH grantwriters to learn and use these skills
Enroll now for $1900

See what's inside the program

Program content:

  • How to Use this Program for New R and K Applicants
  • 3-5 Months Before Deadline
  • 2-3 Months Before Deadline
  • 6-8 Weeks Before Deadline
  • 2-6 Weeks Before Deadline
  • When Draft is Complete
  • After You Receive Reviewer Comments

Enroll now for $1900

Benefits for individual researchers
  • Deadline-Driven Milestones: Work from a structured, realistic timeline that maps your preparation and writing through submission and beyond.
  • Interactive Checklists & Assignments: Know exactly what section to write and when, guided by short video lessons, funded samples, and templates.
  • Guidance From Experts: Learn when and from whom to solicit feedback, while also obtaining frequent live support from Dr. Bouvier.
Benefits for administrators
  • Turnkey Grantsmanship Infrastructure: Provide faculty with a proven, milestone-driven framework that is continuously updated with timely samples and guidance on new NIH policies.
  • Lower the Lift: Use this program to create an effective writing club, or for trainees on a T32, COBRE, FIRST, CTSA, R25, or similar grant.
  • Scalable Capacity: Offer cost-effective, quality training to more NIH applicants while reducing burden on pre-award support staff and line-by-line editors.

Ready to become an expert in NIH grantwriting?

Start the Master Your first R or K Series program today.

Enroll now for $1,900

Meet Your Instructor

Learn from Dr. 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, advising, and training on NIH submissions, and began offering virtual courses in 2015. She’s worked with 13 out of 16 Tier 1 Best Medical Schools: Research, US News & World Report 2026.

Her experience at NIH as both a bench scientist and staff writer greatly informs her approach to NIH grantwriting.

She has helped clients land nearly $700 million in federal funding. Bouvier Grant Group is a woman-owned small business.

Visit the Bouvier Grant Group website to find out more.

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What Our Clients Say

I really appreciated Meg's attention to detail when it came to the frequent NIH changes and how best to address them. The samples and general tips she gives for each section were also very helpful for seeing the diverse ways that can be used to optimally convey the message in the proposal.

William Becker PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Top 5 Largest Cancer Hospital

Content disclaimer

Course content updated in August of 2026. Content of this course was updated and re-recorded on this date. To our knowledge, the content was accurate at that time. We recommend that you search for changes that may have occurred to the content since the recording date. Note that the course title may have been modified slightly since the recording.