Alert for Parent Fellowship Funding Opportunities with Due Dates on April 8 and May 7, 2025
We were unable to reissue the parent fellowship funding opportunities to use the new review criteria, FORMS-I forms, and FORMS-I application instructions in time for the April 8 and May 7 (AIDS) due dates.
If applying to a parent Fellowship opportunity (PA-23-260, PA-23-261, PA-23-262, PA-23-263, PA-23-272) for the April 8 or May 7, 2025 standard due date, you must use FORMS-H application forms and FORMS-H instructions (PDF, 3.7 MB). We will accept candidate biosketches with or without grades for applications submitted using FORMS-H.
If applying to a non-parent Fellowship opportunity (e.g., PAR-25-234, PAR-25-250, PAR-23-109, RFA-OD-24-007, or PAR-25-021), you must use FORMS-I application forms and FORMS-I instructions (PDF, 3.7 MB).
This page provides links to Notices, blog posts, press releases, and other background reports on the revised fellowship application and review process.
Notices
- Reminder that Multiple Changes Affecting Extramural Applications and Review are Coming for Application Due Dates on or After January 25, 2025: NOT-OD-25-035 - November 21, 2024
- Reminder: FORMS-I Grant Application Forms and Instructions Must be Used for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2025: NOT-OD-25-026 - November 18, 2024
- Implementation of Revisions to the NIH and AHRQ Fellowship Application and Review Process: NOT-OD-24-107 – April 18, 2024
- Request for Information (RFI) on Recommendations for Improving NRSA Fellowship Review: NOT-OD-23-110 – April 24, 2023
Blogs
- Open Mike / Review Matters: Announcing Revisions to the NIH Fellowship Application and Review Process - April 18, 2024
- Open Mike: Changes Coming to Applications and Peer Review in January 2025 - April 4, 2024
- Open Mike / Review Matters: Update on Improving NRSA Fellowship Review: Analysis of Comments from the Request for Information – October 12, 2023
- Open Mike / Review Matters: Strengthening Fellowship Review – January 6, 2022
Reports
- Improving Fellowship Review: Content Analysis of Feedback from the Request for Information (PDF) – September 13, 2023
- Final Report of the CSR Advisory Council Working Group on Peer Review of NRSA Fellowship Applications (PDF) – October 17, 2022
- Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council (CSRAC) Working Group Interim Report (PDF) – April 7, 2020