Pre-Award and Post-Award Processes for Projects Involving Human Subjects Research

Scope Note

Doing research involving human subjects brings with it special considerations throughout the grant life cycle. Learn what you need to know during application and proposal development, what gets considered during peer review, requirements for information submitted just-in-time for award, and monitoring requirements post award. 

Note
Learn more about the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (the Common Rule) on the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) website.

Click the sections of the graphic below to learn about each stage of the NIH award:

Pre and post award process graphic
Pre and post award process graphic
Pre and post award process graphic
Pre and post award process graphic

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