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News
- Implementation of Revisions to the NIH and AHRQ Fellowship Application and Review Process - April 18, 2024
- New Policy & Procedure for the Recruitment of Individuals Employed at Federal Agencies for NIH Scientific Review Groups (SRGs) - January 25, 2024
- NOT-OD-24-010: Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications - October 19, 2023
- NIH Security, Confidentiality, and Nondisclosure Agreement: updated to prohibit the use of Generative AI for peer review - August 8, 2023
- NOT-OD-23-156: Review Integrity and Bias Awareness Training will be Required for NIH Reviewers Effective May 2024 Council Round July 11, 2023
- NOT-OD-23-149: The Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies is Prohibited for the NIH Peer Review Process - June 23, 2023
Note
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.- NIH Conflict of Interest Rules – 171 KB (effective 01/25/2024)
- Pre-and-Post-Meeting COI Certification Changes in IAR – 26 KB (05/20/2022)
Grants certifications (effective 01/25/2024)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Pre-Review Certification, Non-Federal (01/25/2024)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Post-Review Certification, Non-Federal (01/25/2024)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Pre-Review Certification, Federal (01/25/2024)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Post-Review Certification, Federal (01/25/2024)
Contracts certifications (effective 01/25/2024)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Pre-Review Certification, Non-Federal (01/25/2024)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Post-Review Certification, Non-Federal (01/25/2024)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Pre-Review Certification, Federal (01/25/2024)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Post-Review Certification, Federal (01/25/2024)
Further Guidance
- Conflict of Interest Guidance: Contract Reviews – 37 KB (07/27/2021)
- Conflict of Interest Guidance: Grant Reviews – 36 KB (07/27/2021)
- Protecting Peer Review – 152 KB (04/16/2021)
- Reviewer Guidance Clinical Trial Applications 2021 – 185 KB (11/12/2021)
- Applications Proposing Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cells – 123 KB (03/21/2016)
- Budget and Period of Support Information – 180 KB (09/03/2024)
- Guidelines for the Review of the Human Subjects Section – 229 KB (03/15/2019)
- Guidelines for the Review of Inclusion – 270 KB (03/15/2019)
- Resource Sharing Plans – 118 KB (03/08/2023)
- Data Management and Sharing Policy Guidance for NIH Reviewers – 121 KB (3/9/2023)
- Reviewer Guidance on Rigor and Transparency – 200 KB (03/15/2019)
- Reviewer Guidance to Evaluate Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) – 232 KB (08/8/2016)
- Revision Applications – 87 KB (12/18/2015)
- Worksheet for the Vertebrate Animals Section (VAS) – 161 KB (06/22/2017)
- Reviewer Training Module for the Vertebrate Animals Section – (03/23/2021)
- VAS Reviewer Cheat Sheet – 269 KB (03/23/2021)
- Guidance on Review of Biohazards Including Select Agents – 158 KB (02/21/2024)
- Policy & Procedure for the Recruitment of Individuals Employed at Federal Agencies for NIH Scientific Review Groups (SRGs) – 564 KB (01/25/2024)
- Employment Certification Form – 153 KB (02/29/2024)
- Ban on Lobbyists Serving on Advisory Committees – 21 KB (08/01/2023)
- Chair Orientation – 120 KB (07/26/2018)
- NIH Security, Confidentiality, and Nondisclosure Agreement – 16 KB (08/08/2023)
- Registration Instructions for NIH reviewers to Receive Reimbursement and Honoraria – 367 KB (07/01/2014)
- NIH Reviewer Orientation – 321 KB (12/11/2018)
- NonFederal Peer Review Travel Guidelines – 225 KB (06/03/2022)
- Reviewers: Working With the Review Critique Templates (Word) – 181 KB (09/19/2024)
- Additional Scoring Guidance for Research Applications – 174 KB (07/27/2021)
- Additional Scoring Guidance: Applications for Fellowships, Career Awards, and Institutional Training Grants – 574 KB (05/15/2013)
- Scoring System and Procedure – 70 KB (03/18/2015)