Step 1: Institutional support
Start with the support package the PI gets before they need to rely on grants.
New Research Professor Simulator
Step 2: Lab composition
Choose the trainees the PI wants to build around. Postdocs are modeled at $75k per year and publish 2 papers over a 3-year term; grad students are modeled at $50k per funded year and publish in years 3 and 5. The publication preview updates immediately.
Publication Preview
Expected cumulative papers from the planned labPostdocs publish at years 1.5 and 3. Grad students publish at years 3 and 5.
Step 3: Grant-writing environment
Set the anticipated payline and the time cost of each proposal. The chart shows the chance of at least one award as submissions increase.
Submissions for 80% chance of at least one award
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Full Plan
Everything below stays live as you tweak the inputs abovePersonnel effort to secure
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PI effort on grants
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Annual direct-cost target
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R01s needed
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Average submissions per cycle
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Weekly mentoring + writing
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Funding Mix
Annual direct-cost demandWeekly Time
Year-by-year load across the ten-year planRemaining hours are shown against a 40-hour planning week to make the writing burden legible.
Startup Forecast
Startup balance over ten yearsLab Size
Active trainee headcount with cumulative admitted and alumni
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Postdoc alumni
Grad alumni
At most one trainee is hired per quarter. Postdocs are modeled as 3-year appointments, grad students as 5-year appointments, and the cumulative curves track everyone ever admitted and everyone who has already rolled off.
Grant Submission Timeline
New and renewal applications by NIH cycle
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Cumulative Submissions
Total applications submitted over timeCumulative Awards
Expected awarded grants over time
New awards
Renewal awards