Transcript Applying to NIH - Syracuse University

What you need to know about the
NIH application process
Trish Lowney | Office of Research
[email protected]
x2882
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NIH applications are submitted thru Grants.gov
Already done by OSP
Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ElectronicReceipt/index.htm
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About NIH
Largest sponsor of research intended to benefit the public’s health (~$30B)
Comprises 27 Institutes and Centers, each with a specific research agenda,
generally on particular diseases or body systems. Popular at SU
Funders:
AG
DC
GM
HD
NIA
NIDCD
NIGMS
NICHD
MH NIMH
NS NINDS
Nat’l Inst on Aging
National Inst on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Nat’l Inst of General Medical Sciences (basic research arm)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Nat’l Inst of Child Health and Human
Development
Nat’l Inst of Mental Health
Nat’l Inst of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Review Process
CSR
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Center for Scientific Review
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How is NIH different than other agencies
1. Merit review process
Independently managed by Center for Scientific Review, usually
http://public.csr.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx
2. Centers / Institutes pay for meritorious research
There’s a firewall between merit review and funding
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Review / award process (in brief)
1. Study Section – panel review (first level review)
Review criteria specified in FOA (and other considerations)
Impact score and percentile
Info to Program Officer in Ctr/Ins (sometimes more than one gives $$)
• Generally fund in rank order (there are of course, exceptions… see each FOA)
• Create list of potential awards
2. Center / Institute Advisory Council /Board review (second level review)
 make decisions based scientific merit as well as the relevance of the proposed study to a
Ctr/Inst’smission, programs and priorities
Awards are made by Grants Officers / not program officers. SU accepts the terms of award
when we spend money.
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You Do have some control over the review process
Absolutely critical to get as fair a review as possible!
BUT you have to do your homework.
1. Watch CSR’s videos and podcasts
http://public.csr.nih.gov/ApplicantResources/Pages/default.aspx
2. Check out what study section reviewed proposals “similar” to yours
http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
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Mining RePORTER for awards
http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
Enter key words or phrases here:
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Mining RePORTER for awards
http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
Look up folks or institutions:
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Mining RePORTER for awards
Select one or
more Ctrs/Inst
(and other PHS
agencies)
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Mining RePORTER for awards
Enter specific mechanism
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Mining RePORTER for awards
Or enter FOA…
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Panning for gold
Search: R01 + NIDCD
14 = years award active
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Panning for gold
Search: R01 + NIDCD
A1 = resubmitted app
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Panning for gold
Search: R01 + NIDCD
Export records of interest
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Selecting the nuggets
Application Types
1 = new
2 = renewal (competing cont)
3 = supplement
5 = non-competing cont.
7 = change in institution
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Selecting the nuggets
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Selecting the nuggets
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Selecting the nuggets
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Selecting the nuggets
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Selecting the nuggets
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Selecting the nuggets
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Confirming if a Study Section is right for you..
http://public.csr.nih.gov/STUDYSECTIONS/Pages/default.aspx
AUD
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Auditory System Study Section [AUD]
If you don’t know anyone on
the roster – you may have the
wrong one
Contact the Scientific Review
Officer to Discuss fit. (See
meeting roster for name)
http://public.csr.nih.gov/StudySections/
IntegratedReviewGroups/IFCNIRG/AUD/
Pages/default.aspx
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So, now what…
You’ve identified
1. The Ctr/Inst (program officer, PO)
2. The funding mechanism (FOA), i.e., parent solicitation (R01, R03, R21),
or a specific program announcement, request for applications, and
3. the likely Study Section (scientific review officer, SRO)
You want to ENGAGE the good folks at NIH, well in advance of deadlines.
• Send the PO a summary of your project (idea/focus, approaches,
outcomes, so what, expertise). Good fit? Ask to arrange a call.
• Similar process for SRO (emphasis on methods / perspective).
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First things first - General Tips
(Re)read
1. The current program announcement (FOA)
2. Relevant sections of the current SF424 (R&R)
Application Guide
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First things first - General Tips
Get organized
1. Print out and use the NIH Checklist (Form C)
http://osp.syr.edu/forms%20and%20pages/Forms/NIH%20%20proposal%20checklist.docx
2. Adapt the NIH Checklist or make your own task list with
deadlines for each application section
OSP service guidelines: final complete application = 3 business days
before deadline; NIH review period – 48 hrs BEFORE deadline.
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First things first - General Tips
Notify OSP, dept support staff, and chair /dean-designee
of your plans and deadlines
Discuss and obtain approvals from Chair / Dean for course
relief, tuition support, space, etc.
Approvals are documented on the Internal Routing and Review Form
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First things first - General Tips
Document Management
1. Create a shared site in Drop Box or Google Drive
2. Create folders corresponding to each section of the
application (from OSP Checklist)
• NOTE: you may need IT support to do this…
• Folders: Application envelope; Spc Aims; Research Plan; Human /
Animals; Biosketches…. (Confirm: convention for when doc =“Final”)
3. Grant your OSP RA and others full access to shared site
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Find and initiate your application
Download the current G.gov application from PA, RFA to shared site:
Parent Ver C R01, R21, and R03 with static SU info completed:
http://osp.syr.edu/forms%20and%20pages/forms.html
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What’s the Form C application look like?
Parent R01- Form C
http://osp.syr.edu/forms%20and%20pages/Forms/NIH%20-%20R01%20Parent%20FormsC%20Application.pdf
Check it out
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What’s new that might help you?
• Expanded features at My NCBI
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
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NCBI: National Center for Biotechnology
Information
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Much more than “biotech” info…
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Medline, PubMed, PubMed Central
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
And with myNCBI
• Publication updates / alerts…
• My Bibliography
>>>Key for RPPR
• SciENCV
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