Did you know that NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, to the tune of $40 billion annually? And the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) reviews approximately 75% of the 88,000 applications that NIH receives annually! CSR released its strategic plan for 2022-2027. The CSR is responsible for the peer […]
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In January, NIH personnel Mike Lauer and Deepshikha Roychowdhury published study results regarding inequalities of NIH research project grant funding. They analyzed data through the end of FY2020, and results confirmed worsening inequalities beginning in 1998-2003 (the time of NIH budget doubling) and only modestly reversing in recent years. Results also showed that the top
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Many researchers are not aware of the NIH R56 funding mechanism. Its goal is to provide 1-2 years of funding to promising submissions that are outside the funding range, with the ultimate goal of putting in a more competitive R01 at the end of the R56 funding period. A few important things to know about
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