You know what your proposal needs? Finishing.
The proposal is live. The deadline is coming. But the work keeps getting pushed, fragmented across meetings, squeezed between obligations. Each restart costing more energy than the last. Momentum never quite builds. And without momentum, the proposal doesn’t get finished.
This isn’t a failure of commitment. It’s what happens when high-stakes, cognitively demanding work has no protected structure to prioritize it, sequence it, and carry it forward to completion.
The Proposal Prep Challenge (PPC) was designed to fix that — a cohort-based program for PIs actively preparing grant submissions who need focused support to prioritize this work ahead of Fall deadlines. Across seven modules, you’ll build the structure that keeps proposals moving: protecting deep work time, translating ideas into concrete plans, mapping realistic milestones, and sustaining momentum week after week.
Example Curriculum
Not sure if PPC is the right fit?
If you're an early- to mid-career researcher still building your independent program, the Research Career Accelerator may be a better match. If you're a PI, lab director, or research team lead, look at the Science Lab Accelerator. Reply to any Course Correction email and Dr. Salazar Campo will guide you to the program that best fits where you are right now.
