Description

The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the United States. With the support of the American people, NIH annually invests over $28 billion in medical research. More than 83% of the NIH's funding is awarded through almost 50,000 competitive grants to more than 325,000 researchers at over 3,000 universities, medical schools, and other research institutions in every state and around the world. (from the NIH website) The importance of this funding cannot be overestimated, and expertise in the NIH application process should be part of the toolkit of every university research administrator. This workshop will include a seasoned research administrator who will provide guidance on the application process, particularly as it relates to the development of an R01 application, and will discuss other mechanisms, including training grants, working with subrecipients during the proposal preparation process, as well as touching upon complex funding mechanisms. The workshop will also include an NIH insider's guide to peer review, and how applications are selected for funding.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will learn the nuts and bolts of the NIH application process and completion of critical parts of the application package, paying particular attention to enhanced peer review and its relationship to current application requirements;
• Participants will learn the basics of electronic proposal submission to the NIH;
• Participants will learn how the study sections, councils and institutes work together to determine which applications will be funded and why.

Pre-Requisites

None

Program Level:

Basic