NEWS:
- Coronavirus Update: Additional Guidance for Peer Reviewers now available
- Coronavirus Update: Guidance for Peer Reviewers now available.
- Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (NOT-OD-20-123)
NOTE:
- Click here for mechanism specific review guidelines and criteria. Critique templates are available at this location only for review staff.
Conflict of Interest Information
- NIH Conflict of Interest Rules PDF – 161 KB (effective 10/31/2018)
- Pre-and-Post-Meeting COI Certification Changes in IAR PDF – 26 KB (08/13/2018)
Grants certifications (effective 10/31/2018)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Pre-Review Certification, Non-Federal (10/29/2018)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Post-Review Certification, Non-Federal (effective 10/29/2018)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Pre-Review Certification, Federal (effective 10/29/2018)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Post-Review Certification, Federal (effective 10/29/2018)
Contracts certifications (effective 10/31/2018)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Pre-Review Certification, Non-Federal (10/29/2018)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Post-Review Certification, Non-Federal (10/29/2018)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Pre-Review Certification, Federal (10/29/2018)
- NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Post-Review Certification, Federal (10/29/2018)
Further Guidance
- Conflict of Interest Guidance: Contract Reviews PDF – 37 KB (03/16/2015)
- Conflict of Interest Guidance: Grant Reviews PDF – 36 KB (03/16/2015)
- Protecting the Security of NIH Grant Applications PDF – 48 KB (08/19/2013)
Review Criteria Information
- About Review Criteria PDF - 140 KB (11/19/2018)
- Reviewer Guidance_Clinical Trial Applications 2018 PDF - 185 KB (02/21/2018)
- sIRB guidance summary Peer Reviewers PDF - 266 KB (02/21/2018)
- Applications Proposing Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cells PDF – 123 KB (03/21/2016)
- Budget and Period of Support Information PDF – 284 KB (03/05/2012)
- Frequently Asked Questions for Reviewers on NIH Application Submission PDF – 32 KB (03/18/2015)
- Guidelines for the Review of the Human Subjects Section PDF – 229 KB (03/15/2019)
- Guidelines for the Review of Inclusion PDF – 270 KB (03/15/2019)
- Overall Impact vs Significance PDF – 138 KB (03/21/2016)
- Resource Sharing Plans PDF – 73 KB (03/18/2015)
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Review Criteria at a Glance PDF – 226 KB (03/05/2021)
- Reviewer Guidance on Rigor and Transparency PDF – 200 KB (03/15/2019)
- Reviewer Guidance to Evaluate Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) PDF – 232 KB (08/8/2016)
- Revision Applications PDF – 87 KB (12/18/2015)
- Worksheet for the Vertebrate Animals Section (VAS) PDF – 161 KB (06/22/2017)
Orientation Information
- Ban on Lobbyists Serving on Advisory Committees PDF – 21 KB (03/18/2015)
- Chair Orientation PDF – 120 KB (07/26/2018)
- NIH Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Rules PDF – 16 KB (07/16/2015)
- Registration Instructions for NIH reviewers to Receive Reimbursement and Honoraria PDF – 367 KB (07/01/2014)
- NIH Reviewer Orientation PDF – 321 KB (12/11/2018)
- NonFederal Peer Review Travel Guidelines PDF – 225 KB (09/01/2014)
- Working with the Review Critique Templates PDF – 199 KB (03/04/2019)
Scoring Information
- Additional Scoring Guidance for Research Applications PDF – 174 KB (03/05/2013)
- Additional Scoring Guidance: Applications for Fellowships, Career Awards, and Institutional Training Grants PDF – 574 KB (05/15/2013)
- Scoring System and Procedure PDF – 70 KB (03/18/2015)