Posts Tagged ‘New from the NIH’

Earlier this month, the NIH issued a revised version of its Grants Policy Statement (NOT-OD-11-003). The revised statement applies to all grants with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2010; the December 2003 version of the policy statement will continue to apply to NIH grants with budget periods that began between December 1, 2003 and September 30, 2010. Many of these changes, including policy clarifications and terminology changes are things you already know … Read More

Starting in the fall, NIH summary statements will now include a paragraph from the reviewer explaining the factors that informed the overall impact score. As stated in the August NIH Extramural News: Need help understanding your summary statement? Help is on the way. NIH will begin requiring reviewers to include a paragraph in their written critiques to explain the factors that informed his or her overall impact score. This change will provide applicants with greater … Read More

UPDATE: As previously posted, the NIH is changing its policy on post-submission application materials. The advance notice is now final (NOT-OD-10-115) and outlines the new policy, which is briefly described below. ***** The NIH released an advance notice that come September 25, 2010 applicants will no longer be able to submit updated application materials post-submission unless it falls under one of these categories: Revised budget page(s) (e.g., change in budget request due to new funding … Read More

Earlier this week, we told you about a new tool, My Bibliography, a new bibliography management tool from NIH’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and eRA. Here’s a webcast from the NCBI and the National Library of Medicine that takes an in-depth look at this new resource. Be sure to note, after July 23rd, you won’t be able to manually enter publication information, and after October 22, 2010, all manually entered publication data will … Read More

Ever wonder what an NIH peer review meeting actually looks like? What about the biggest mistake a new investigator can make? Or what makes a strong grant proposal? The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review (CSR) just released two new videos to show new applicants how NIH assesses over 80,000 grant applications per year. “The video provides an inside look at the dynamic way reviewers evaluate NIH grant applications,” says CSR Director Dr. Toni Scarpa.  “You’ll … Read More

Have you been struggling with the NIH Public Access Policy ? Are you weary from manually entering all your publication data into eRA?  Then it may be your lucky day: the NIH’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and eRA are officially introducing a new bibliography management tool. At the same time, they are phasing out the eRA Commons publications page and eliminating manual entry of publication data. The new “My Bibliography” tool–an online  portal … Read More

In the May edition of Extramural Nexus, the NIH included two stories on resubmissions: “Last Call for A2 Applications” and “How We Determine What is a ‘New’ Application.” Research Funding & Development Services (RFDS) is planning a forum to address these issues, so stay tuned! Until then, here is a brief look at what you need to know about resubmissions. A2 Applications NIH has reduced the number of resubmissions allowed from two to one (NOT-OD-10-080) … Read More

Grab your iPod – the NIH’s Office of Extramural Research has launched a bi-weekly podcast series called All About Grants. The podcasts, designed primarily for new investigators, feature exclusive interviews with NIH staff members. Current episodes available for download include: Jump Starting Your Research Program for New Faculty Members Grant Writing for New Investigators Considerations for Early Stage Investigators You can also read the transcript, if that’s what you prefer. Learn more on the NIH’s … Read More

If you have plans for sabbatical, the following announcement may be of interest: the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD) released a new career development opportunity for established investigators in deafness and communication research–Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18). This award provides established investigators at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor the ability to  augment or redirect their research programs through the acquisition of new research skills to answer questions … Read More

Mark your calendars for the NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration, which will be in Portland at the Waterfront Marriot, June 24 – 25, 2010. OHSU is the institutional host. Are you dying to find out more information about the new NIH proposal format change? Have a lingering question about how to write a successful grant? If so, this conference might be the perfect opportunity to listen to experts straight from the … Read More