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WHAT: FASEB Grantsmanship Training Program
WHERE: Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa, Tucson, Ariz.
WHY: To teach investigators grant-writing skills that will maximize their ability to generate their ideas
ADVANTAGES: Strategies for what should and shouldn't be done in grant writing
WHEN: July 31-Aug. 2, 2003
DEADLINE: July 1
COST: $500
URL: ns2.faseb.org/careerutilities/grant03.pdf
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