Posts Tagged ‘NIH applications’

Let NIH repay your student loans while you conduct your research. If you’re a health professional pursuing a career in biomedical, behavioral, social or clinical research, and you plan to commit at least two years to research, you may be eligible for up to $35,000 per year from the NIH Loan Repayment Programs. The following programs are available: Clinical Research (NOT-OD-11-085) Pediatric Research (NOT-OD-11-086) Health Disparities Research (NOT-OD-11-087) Contraception and Infertility Researchers (NOT-OD-11-088) Clinical Research … Read More

Now that it’s late May, we finally have some knowledge about the funding levels for NIH grants for FY2011. The bad news is that grant budgets are being reduced for this current year. The good news is that it’s not as awful as we thought it would be. With the exception of the National Cancer Institute, all non-competing renewals  will have a budget reduction to 1% below FY2010. Specifically: Non-modular research grants will be reduced … Read More

In addition to allowing new investigators to resubmit their R01 applications for consecutive review cycles, new investigators will now have more time to prepare their resubmissions, according to a notice released earlier today by the NIH (NOT-OD-11-057). The notice includes the following revised timetable for R01s with standard due dates (starting with the June 5, 2011 deadline): Due date for New R01 (A0) application Study Section Meeting Window Summary Statement Release Due Date for Next … Read More

Beginning with the upcoming May 25 application deadline, NIH biosketch instructions will be modified to enable investigators to describe personal circumstances that may have reduced productivity or impacted transition to research independence, such as family care responsibilities, illness, disability, military service and other personal issues. (see NOT-OD-11-045) Peer reviewers and others use the biosketch to assess the qualifications and productivity of the personnel involved in the proposed project. With this modification, peer reviewers should have … Read More

Program announcements for the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSAs), also known as individual training grants, have been reissued. If you’re planning to submit, be sure to refer to these program announcements for the most current forms and application information: NRSA for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31) NRSA for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 – Diversity) NRSA for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (Parent F32) NRSA for Individual … Read More

As you may be aware, the NIH error correction window is being eliminated starting with the January 25th deadline. What does this mean for us? Starting with this deadline, you must submit your final NIH applications to Research Grants & Contracts (RGC, the pre-award office at OHSU) three business days before the due date. In other words, the final science, along with the rest of the application, must be submitted to RGC no later than … Read More

As many of you know, the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease has excellent resources for investigators who are writing grants. Now they have posted some sample R01s–useful even for applications to other NIH entities. These copyrighted documents also  include the summary statements. For more help on your R01s, stay tuned to Research News. Research Funding & Development Services is developing a new workshop series and we’ll be announcing it very soon!

If you’re planning to submit an NIH Individual Career Development Award in the near future, please be aware that the NIH has imposed new page limits on the following sections of the application for due dates after January 7, 2011: The Mentoring Plan attachment will be limited to 6 pages. The Statements by Mentor, Co-Mentors, Contributors attachment will be limited to 6 pages. The Description of Institutional Environment attachment will be limited to 1 page. … Read More

Sign up today for our final NIH Proposal Format Change Workshop. It’s taking place Friday, December 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Mac Hall 2136. As many of you are aware, the NIH implemented a host of changes for all grant applications submitted after January 25, 2010. The majority of the changes involve shorter page limits and other formatting differences. These sessions are open information-sharing forums for investigators to ask questions, get recommendations … Read More

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