New Investigator Guide to NIH Funding

Tutorial Table of Contents

View the tutorial page-by-page, with illustrations.

Starting Out

• Getting to Know NIH
• Starting a Research Career
• Putting Grants in Context
• Perspective on Peer Review
• NIH's Mission -- Why It Matters to You
• Do You Qualify for Independent Support?
• What Award Should You Apply For?
• What's an R01?
• Are You "New"?
• Application Essentials
• Staying Informed

Shaping Your Strategy

• Planning Your Application
• Choosing an Approach
• Should You Be One of Many PIs?
• Deciding the Parameters of Your Request
• How to Plan an Appropriate Budget
• How Funding Opportunities Work
• Plan Ahead for Electronic Application

Creating and Submitting Your Application

• Getting Oriented
• Grant Writing for New Applicants
• Selected Pages From the NIH Grant Cycle
• Submitting the Application

Programs for New PIs

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Other Resources

• See our other All About Grants tutorials. 
• Find answers to questions about application specifics such as When is my application due? in Quick Facts on Research Grant Applications.