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This checklist is based on Part 8. Assignment and Review of NIAID's NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal. Find more checklists at Checklists for the NIH Grant Cycle.
Table of Contents
- Sending In
- Peer Review
- After Peer Review
- Preparing for Award
Sending In
 Does your application meet administrative and formatting requirements? Go to NIH Checks Your Application to see the reasons NIH might return your application.
Do you understand how NIH will process your application? If not, read Applications Get an NIH ID Number and Applications Are Assigned to an Institute and Integrated Review Group.
If you have a problem with your assignment, do you know your options? See what to do at Call If You Are Not Satisfied With a CSR Assignment.
Do you know how to request an assignment change? Read Call If You Are Not Satisfied With a CSR Assignment.
If you have missing or additional data, do you know how to send it in? Find out at You May Be Able to Send in Additional Data.
Peer Review
Do you understand the purpose of initial peer review? Read Initial Peer Review Assesses Scientific Merit.
Do you know when your application will be peer reviewed? See Who Peer Reviews Your Application?
Do you know who is involved in peer review? Read Who Peer Reviews Your Application?
Do you know the difference between peer review at the Center for Scientific Review and NIAID? Go to Who Peer Reviews Your Application?
Do you understand the role of a scientific review officer in peer review? Find out at SROs Assess Completeness, Assign Reviewers.
Do you know the role of your program officer in peer review? Read SROs Assess Completeness, Assign Reviewers.
Do you understand how streamlining works? Learn about it in Noncompetitive Applications Get a Streamlined Review.
Do you know what happens at peer review meetings? See Basic Layout of Initial Peer Review.
Have you considered how the peer review process should affect how you write your application? Go to Basic Layout of Initial Peer Review.
Do you know how fatal flaws can derail your application? See Basic Layout of Initial Peer Review.
Do you understand how reviewers treat your application? Read Most Reviewers Scan Each Application.
Do you know the meaning and importance of priority scores? Learn about it at Assigning a Priority Score.
Do you understand how review criteria affect your score? If not, read How NIH Review Criteria Affect Your Score.
Do you understand how other critical factors -- e.g., special requirements or the appearance of your application -- affect your score? See How NIH Review Criteria Affect Your Score.
Do you know why your application might be unscored? See If Your Application Is Unscored.
Do you know the additional review considerations for foreign institutions? See Foreign Applications Have an Extra Review Step.
Do you understand how peer reviewers avoid bias? Go to Reviewers Are Fair But Not Always Right.
After Peer Review
Do you know how and when to retrieve your priority score and summary statement? See When You Can Expect to Hear Back.
Do you plan to discuss your priority score and summary statement with your program officer? Learn why this can help at When You Can Expect to Hear Back.
Do you know what to do if your application misses the payline or is unscored? Find out at If Your Application Scores Above the Payline or Is Unscored.
Do you know how to use your summary statement? See Know What a Summary Statement Means.
Do you know what to do if your summary statement has a code for a bar to award? Learn more at Know What a Summary Statement Means.
Did you ask your program officer whether your application is likely to be funded? Read about this at Know What a Summary Statement Means.
If funding is not on the horizon, do you know how to get more feedback? Read Know What a Summary Statement Means.
Preparing for Award
Have you prepared your just-in-time information? Find out what to do at Prepare Your Just-in-Time Information.
For human subjects research, has your institution submitted your institutional review board (IRB) certification if it wasn't in your application? See If You Have Human Subjects Documentation.
Has your institution filed a human subjects assurance and submitted training information? Go to If You Have Human Subjects Documentation to learn more.
For research involving animals, has your institution submitted your institutional animal care and use committee ( IACUC) certification if it wasn't in your application? Read If You Have Animal Research Documentation.
Has your institution filed an animal welfare assurance? Learn about this at If You Have Animal Research Documentation.
Have you prepared your other support information? To see what you need, go to Prepare Your Other Support Submission.
Do you know how to send consortium or contractual agreements? See If You Have Consortium or Contractual Agreements.
Find more checklists at Checklists for the NIH Grant Cycle. For more information, see NIAID's NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal and the All About Grants tutorials. |
