Express Grant Writing Workshop Evaluation
JUNE 2004
Express Grant Writing Workshop Participants:

We would appreciate your feedback on the recent eHealth Express Grant Writing Workshop Series. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief evaluation form. Click the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the page when you have completed the form. Thank you for time and participation!
1. Our intent is to provide you with the kind of information that will increase your confidence in submitting a successful eHealth grant application. How much has your confidence changed as a result of the workshop series?
Decreased significantly  
Decreased somewhat  
Unchanged  
Increased somewhat  
Increased significantly  
Comments?
       
2. Our intent is to help improve your grantsmanship by presenting the process from the perspectives of key players (successful grantee; program officer; scientific review administrator). How has your understanding of the perspective of these key players changed as a result of the workshop series? Is your understanding of each player's perspective:
Significantly less  
Somewhat less  
Unsure  
Somewhat more  
Significantly more  
Comments?
       
3. Our intent is to maximize the convenience of a remote learning venue (voice and Web site) while replicating the interactivity of face-to-face learning venues (dialogue, question-and-answer driven).
  a. How important is the convenience of workshops at your desk?
  Not important at all  
  Not very important  
  Somewhat important  
  Very important  
  Extremely important  
  b. How important is the interaction (among presenters/with participants versus lectures with text) for your learning?
  Not important at all  
  Of slight importance  
  Somewhat important  
  Very important  
  Of major importance  
  c. How well did we succeed in balancing the convenience of the remote/archived workshops with an interactive learning format?
  Not at all balanced  
  Slightly well balanced  
  Somewhat balanced  
  Very balanced  
  Perfectly balanced  
Comments?
       
4.  Our intent is to continue our mentoring by holding open chat/open phones with program officers on a monthly basis where you can raise your grant writing questions and issues. How valuable do you think this could be to you?
Not at all valuable  
Slightly valuable  
Somewhat valuable  
Very valuable  
Essential  
Comments?
       
5a. Check ALL of the workshops that you attended in this workshop series. Please indicate which methods you used during the workshop.
Attended? Workshop Telephone
Conference Call		 Chat Room Private Chat E-Mail
#1 Insider's view of NIH
#2 Simulated study section I
#3 Simulated study section II
#4 SBIR special
#5 Open chat room
       
5b. Each workshop was held from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET on a Wednesday. How convenient would you say this timeframe fit your personal schedule and needs?
Not at all convenient  
Slightly convenient  
Somewhat convenient  
Very convenient  
Perfectly convenient  
       
5c. Have you used the archived workshops?
Comments?
       
6. Please describe your grant writing experience:
None
I have tried but have not yet succeeded in winning a grant from the NCI.
I have won (number only)NCI grants, including (number only)SBIR grants.
Comments?
       
7.  As a result of participating in the workshop, how likely is it that you will submit a proposal to the NCI?
Very unlikely  
Unlikely  
Unsure  
Likely  
Very Likely  
       

8.  How likely is it that you will submit an eHealth-related proposal to the NCI?
Very unlikely  
Unlikely  
Unsure  
Likely  
Very Likely  
       
9.  How likely would you be to participate in an online workshop again?
Very unlikely  
Unlikely  
Unsure  
Likely  
Very Likely  
       
10.  How likely would you be to recommend this process to your colleagues?
Very unlikely  
Unlikely  
Unsure  
Likely  
Very Likely  
       
11.  What did you like best about the online grant writing workshops?
       
12.  What did you like least about the workshops?
       
13.  If you could make one recommendation about improving the process, what would it be?
       
14.  What future topics would you like to see covered in online workshops conducted by the NCI?
       
15.  Our intent is to create an online support resource for eHealth researchers and developers at eHealth Express (www.ehealthexpress.org). How valuable do you think this could be to you?
Not at all valuable  
Slightly valuable  
Somewhat valuable  
Very valuable  
Essential  
Comments?
       
16.  How could we make eHealth Express more useful to you?
       
17.  Would you be willing to be interviewed regarding your opinion of the grant writing workshop series?