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- Implementation of Revisions to the NIH and AHRQ Fellowship Application and Review Process - April 18, 2024
- 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
The following guidance documents and examples of forms are intended to help reviewers navigate the tasks expected of them at different stages of the review process. However, note that the Scientific Review Officer (SRO) managing your specific review meeting may provide additional, or even different, information than what is found on this page.
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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 (10/03/2024)
- 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 – 155 KB (09/04/2024)
- 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)
- 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)
- Working with Review Critique Templates (Word) – 181 KB (09/19/2024)
- Working with Review Critique Templates (Online / OCT)
- Writing Effective Critiques for Research Applications – 211 KB (10/15/2024)