NIH grantwriting

Applications submitted on or after January 25, 2025 have been evaluated using NIH’s Simplified Review Framework (SRF). Recently, NIH interviewed several study section chairs to hear what they thought of peer review under the new SRF. Below is a summary of the chairs’ feedback broken down by topic, along with my thoughts on the topics, […]

The NIH Early Stage Investigator (ESI) designation is given to researchers who have not served as a PI on an R01 or equivalent and who are 10 years or less from their terminal degree (e.g., PhD) or last clinical training/fellowship. ESI status confers a funding advantage, sometimes a significant one. Protecting that status is an

Misrouting happens, but it’s often preventable. Here are some reasons why it might have happened: 1- You let CSR choose the study section. While it may be tempting to let the Center for Scientific Review’s (CSR) algorithm determine your study section assignment, that approach carries risk. The algorithm won’t invest the time and care that