ISTAART Guide to Grants: Reading the RFA Like a Reviewer

Session three of the ISTAART Guide to Grants webinar series shows you how to read a Request for Applications (RFA) the way a reviewer does.

Funders always tell you to read the RFA carefully, and this session explains why. Treat it as the blueprint for your application and you give your project the best chance to shine.

The series comes from the Alzheimer’s Association International Research Program, which funds investigators at every career stage, and takes you behind the scenes of its grants process from Letter of Intent (LOI) through to peer review. Join one session or all six. It is aimed at anyone who finds the funding process daunting, particularly early in their career, and is worth a look whether you are preparing a first application or scanning our funding calls for the next one.

Presenters

• Sarah Fontaine, Senior Director, Medical and Scientific Relations, Alzheimer’s Association
• Carolyn Hronec, Senior Grants Specialist, Alzheimer’s Association

Guest speakers join selected sessions to add their own perspectives.

The full series

• Wednesday 28 October 2026, 3pm UK: After You Hit Submit
• Wednesday 16 December 2026, 4pm UK: The LOI, Line by Line
• Tuesday 2 February 2027, 4pm UK: Reading the RFA Like a Reviewer
• Wednesday 3 March 2027, 4pm UK: What Your Budget Has to Prove
• Wednesday 14 April 2027, 4pm UK: Writing the Critique You’d Want to Get
• Wednesday 26 May 2027, 4pm UK: What Gets Said in the Room

Every session starts at 10am US Central Time. All webinars are recorded and available on demand afterwards. Questions about the series can go to the Alzheimer’s Association grants team at grants@alz.org.

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