Understanding the NIH Grant Proposal Review Process
Explore the step-by-step process of reviewing NIH grant proposals, including identifying announcements, engaging with project officers, assigning reviewers, discussing proposals, and determining overall impact scores. Gain insights into the important criteria and stages involved in securing NIH funding.
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NIH Grant Proposal Review Process 1. Identify an announcement if available (50% of R01 apps are investigator initiated) 2. Talk to Project Officer (aims) 3. Identify an appropriate Study Section/Institute 4. Standing study section or Special Review Group 5. Three reviewers assigned primary, secondary, tertiary 6. Template Five scored review criteria 1. Significance 2. Investigators (Early-Stage Investigator) 3. Innovation 4. Approach 5. Environment 7. Preliminary Overall Impact Scores are requested. 8. Pre-reviews are collated and xx% triaged out of committee consideration
NIH Grant Proposal Review Process 1. Committee meeting 2. Chair begins by reviewing streamlined proposals. Any reviewer can rescue a triaged proposal. 3. Each proposal carried forward is presented and discussed. 4. Reviewers are asked to repeat their Preliminary Overall Impact Scores 5. Primary reviewer leads discussion (5 mins); secondary and tertiary reviewers to add. 6. Primary reviewer R1 addresses Additional Review Criteria, and the Chair will ask assigned reviewers to reach a consensus code each for Human Subjects, Inclusion Plans and Vertebrate Animals. 7. Discussion 8. Reviewers asked if they want to alter their Overall Impact Score 9. Voting
Overall Impact or Criterion Strength Score Descriptor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Exceptional Outstanding Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Fair Marginal Poor High Medium Low
