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“Who writes the summary statement following my application’s peer review?”
Funding News Edition: June 21, 2023
“Should I summarize my research project in the application’s cover letter?”
Funding News Edition: July 19, 2023
“Can I avoid the budget cap for renewal applications by submitting a new application instead?”
Funding News Edition: May 3, 2023
“My withdrawn resubmission application is still listed in the eRA Commons. Can I submit an updated version of the same application?”
Funding News Edition: May 17, 2023
“I applied for a research grant using the FORMS-G application form set. I am now preparing a resubmission application. Which form set should I use?”
Funding News Edition: March 16, 2023
“The next standard due date for AIDS and AIDS-related applications is September 7, 2023. When is my AIDS-related R01 resubmission application due?”
Funding News Edition: August 16, 2023
Successful Sample Applications Demonstrate Good Grantsmanship
Funding News Edition: June 7, 2023
To observe how other applicants approach grantsmanship, examine the text sections of the successful example applications—particularly the Specific Aims and Research Plans.
Provide Feedback to Improve Fellowship Application Review Criteria
Funding News Edition: June 7, 2023
NIH tasks peer reviewers with identifying the most promising trainees as well as excellent, individualized training programs that will help them become outstanding scientists.
Highlight Preliminary Data in Your Next Application
Funding News Edition: April 5, 2023
Focus on what reviewers would like to see in your application: enough information to convince them that your proposed project can be accomplished and is likely to have a high impact.
Reviewing NIAID’s Application and Award Counts for FY 2022
Funding News Edition: February 15, 2023
We share the number of R01-equivalent and R21 applications that NIAID received in the previous fiscal year (FY) as well as how many awards NIAID made in turn.
Understand the Peer Review Process to Inform Your Next Application
Funding News Edition: April 5, 2023
You may be able to anticipate which standing review group and primary reviewers are most likely to review your application, then write to fit your reviewers' areas of scientific focus and levels of understanding.
Remember to Address Rigor and Reproducibility in Your Next Application
Funding News Edition: January 18, 2023
NIH expects researchers to use unbiased and well-controlled experimental design, methodology, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of results.
Distribution of Applications by Career Stage Held Steady Through the Pandemic
Funding News Edition: August 16, 2023
The most recent analysis found a continual increase in the proportion of applications designating either female or underrepresented minority early-stage investigators both before and after the pandemic.
New Application Instructions for Data Management and Sharing Costs
Funding News Edition: September 6, 2023
The single “Data Management and Sharing Costs” line item will no longer be required; NIH recognizes that DMS costs may occur in multiple cost categories.
NIH Reissues Parent Fellowship Opportunities; New AIDS-Related F31 Application Deadline
Funding News Edition: September 20, 2023
Fellowship grants provide stipends, tuition and fees, and an institutional allowance. Funding levels will vary depending on the candidate’s experience and proposed Research Plan.
Seek NIAID’s Help for an Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Application
Funding News Edition: February 1, 2023
NIAID strongly encourages consultations to apprise principal investigators of the time, cost, and regulatory obligations that come with seeking and receiving an investigator-initiated clinical trial award.
“Does NIAID include not discussed applications in the percentile calculation?”
Funding News Edition: February 15, 2023
“Can principal investigators (PIs) on a multiple PI application work at different institutions?”
Funding News Edition: September 6, 2023
Provide Input on Proposed Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications
Funding News Edition: January 18, 2023
The Revised Simplified Review Framework would reorganize five major regulatory criteria under three scored categories and reduce the number of non-score driving review considerations that reviewers evaluate.
“If I submit two distinct R01 applications, and my percent effort on each exceeds 50 percent, what happens?”
Funding News Edition: December 20, 2023
If both applications are funded, we'll adjust your effort to be no more than 100 percent total when we negotiate your awards.
“Will the new peer review criteria impact applications due on or after January 25, 2024?”
Funding News Edition: November 8, 2023
No, the implementation date for NIH’s Simplified Peer Review Framework is January 25, 2025—so, about 15 months from now, not 10 weeks. Later next year, NIH will reissue notices of funding opportunity to reflect the simplified review criteria and provide updated resources to applicants and reviewers.Learn more by watching the Online Briefing on NIH's Simplified Peer Review Framework for NIH
“If I applied well ahead of the due date, and I want to change an aspect of my application, can I withdraw it and submit again?”
Funding News Edition: October 4, 2023
Don’t Overlook the Three Types of Overlap
Funding News Edition: October 4, 2023
Overlap may be scientific, budgetary, or commitment related. To resolve concerns around overlap, you’ll need to provide information as part of the Just-in-Time (JIT) process that occurs after peer review, when NIAID is considering the application for funding.
Early-Career Researchers—Propose a Budget that Meets Your Research Needs
Funding News Edition: August 16, 2023
Request a budget sufficient to make your proposed project successful. Do not risk peer reviewers judging your costs insufficient to the work or deeming you naive to the price of conducting successful research.
Contact Us
Email us at deaweb@niaid.nih.gov for help navigating NIAID’s grant and contract policies and procedures.