The Research Institute is pleased to announce that the 2014 Focused Investigator Training (FIT) Program will be held at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in Athens, Georgia, July 10–14, 2014. The FIT Program pairs experienced and funded faculty mentors with mentees who have yet to receive significant funding for 5 days of intensive proposal development work. The program curriculum offers:

• Small-group proposal development sessions
• Tip-rich lectures and discussions
• One-on-one mentor appointments
• Protected time for proposal revisions

Beginning with “Writing Killer Aims” and working through to “Budget, Project Management, and Next Steps Toward Implementation” by program’s end, attendees take the necessary steps to ready a K, R01, or similar investigator-initiated application for submission/resubmission to the NIH or other major funding source. The 2014 FIT Program application will be available soon at www.accpri.org/investigator/. Applications will close on March 31, 2014.