Supporting Materials for the NIH Grantsmanship lectures

Overview information; contacting NIH- who, how and when

Organization of NIH Units:

1. Office of the Director (specialized offices such as Women's Health occasionally have funds for pilot money or conferences)
2. Review staff: Center for Scientific Review ; study sections and rosters
3. Program staff: A typical institute (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
4. Who're you gonna call?

Grant Mechanisms: Career, training, and research grant mechanisms; supplements; success rates

A lot of what was covered is here. Also:

1. Career (K) awards Kiosk and K wizard
2. Award trend data
3. Success rates by Institute, by year, by mechanism;
   also, K (career) award success rates
4. Grant application planning advice from NIAID program staff

How to write a winning proposal:

The Original How to Write a Research Grant Application (from NIAID)

Advice posted at Science Online (mainly on R01s)

Budget, from UB's Sponsored Programs Administration

Write a cover letter! Include a) The grant mechanism (e.g., R03, K08, R43, R01) of the application, particularly if it is one of the less commonly used mechanisms. b) Suggest the Institutes or Centers most likely to be interested your scientific area; if you have discussed the application with a specific program director, include this info. c) Suggest which IRG level, study section level, and/or a list of the scientific areas that are critical to understanding the application. Identify multidisciplinary applications and say what the main disciplinary or methodological thrust of the application is. DO NOT include a list of potential reviewers by name; they won’t be considered. Mention individuals by name with whom there is a conflict of interest and who should not be considered as reviewers. Note that difference of scientific opinion is not a conflict of interest.

Mock study sections

Guidelines for reviewers (how reviewers are instructed to review proposals)
Streaming video of the December 2001 mock study section