WELCOME TO GRANT FOUNDRY

Manuscript Writing Workshop Informational Webinar

1 April 2026

WHO IS GRANT FOUNDRY?

• Grant Foundry LLC was founded in October 2023 by Carolyn Anderson, PhD
• Goals:
• Make the writing process more enjoyable
• Enable fellow chemists to advance their careers and meet their publication and funding goals
• Improve work-life balance for clients
• Key questions to facilitate personalized service:

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• What makes the writing process difficult for YOU?
• What stage of the writing process do you dread?
• What aspect of the writing process do you wish you could avoid?

DR. CAROLYN ANDERSON – WORKSHOP FACILITATOR

• BS – University of Michigan (1998)
• PhD – University of California, Irvine (2003)

PI: Dr. Larry Overman Discipline: Organic Chemistry (methodology)

• Dreyfus Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow – Pomona College (2004-2006)

PI: Dr. Daniel O’Leary

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• Calvin College/Calvin University Faculty (2006-2022; retired as full prof and emerita)

Externally funded research group (2006-2022)

Barry M. Goldwater institutional representative and coach (2011-2019)

Anderson group alumni are faculty at UCSD, Franklin & Marshall, etc.

Dozens of government and foundation grant review panels

Many independent publications and presentations

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HOW DO WORKSHOPS WORK?

• Six zoom meetings over seven weeks (i.e., a meeting every 9-10 days)
• A google drive will be set up for each group to enable drafts to be shared
• A draft or revised draft of particular section(s) will be due to the google drive prior to every meeting (except the first)
• Each meeting will include:

- a check-in on your progress

- trouble shooting any issues that have arisen

• a lesson related to a particular section of a manuscript (e.g., introduction, graphics, results, discussion, methods, conclusions) or a writing strategy (e.g., storytelling)
• Peer review of the work of others (to be completed within 48 hours of each meeting)

WHAT MAKES IN A WORKSHOP A BETTER WAY TO WRITE?

• Guidance and instruction

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• Accountability

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• A focus on storytelling and narrative structure

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• The opportunity to learn from others

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• Making the “first” draft an advanced draft

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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO PARTICIPATE?

• Plan A ($250): Workshop and peer review only
• Plan B ($500; recommended for most trainees): Workshop and peer review, plus consultant provides one edit of the draft (introduction through results and discussion)
• Plan C ($1500): Workshop and peer review, plus comprehensive individual mentoring and editing at each stage of the process.

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Additional editing services ($125/hour) can be added to Plans A and B, if desired.

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WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?

• Since the goal of the workshop is to generate an advanced version of a manuscript, it is most appropriate for students to have all or at least most of their results by the middle of the workshop.
• Strive to pick a workshop session that most closely aligns with your research progress:

Session 1: begins 4/20

Session 2: begins 5/4

Session 3: begins 7/6

Session 4: begins 7/27

QUESTIONS?���

Sign up for an upcoming Workshop at:

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https://thegrantfoundry.com/manuscript-workshops ��