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About our Office

The Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS) strives to help faculty in the six Schools of the Health Sciences achieve success in their research program. We assist faculty in developing rigorous and compelling research proposals through iterative critical editorial and scientific review of ever-improving drafts. We also guide faculty to funding opportunities and...

Application Repository To Help University Researchers (ARTHUR)

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The ARTHUR database comprises successfully funded applications, written by faculty members at the University of Pittsburgh, that comply with the current NIH format. Examples of grant applications funded by non-NIH award mechanisms (e.g., DOD/CDMRP, PCORI, and NSF) are also available. 

 

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Testimonials

"Thank you so much for your time and support on this proposal. It can’t be done without you!" 

“I have submitted three R01 grant applications, two of them will be reviewed soon and the third one will be early next year. For each of them, I got valuable help from [OORHS] regarding scientific reasoning, grantsmanship, and even English editing. [OOHRS] often went out of the way to look up the literature to find papers related to my grant applications.”

You “provided very thoughtful comments and advice on several of my grant applications. (OORHS) help played a critical role in obtaining this NSF grant.”  

 “I would like to let you know my deepest gratitude to all your help on my grants. I learned a lot from you.” 

"Just want to thank you for your help in … R01 revision (which received 12%tile, a fundable score). The other R01 grant submission with your assistance had a score of 30%tile"