General Information
The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) reviews the following kinds of applications for individual National Research Service/Ruth L. Kirschstein Awards [NRSA]:
· Predoctoral applications [F30 and F31 awards]
· F30 for MD/PhD programs
· F31 for PhD programs
· F31 for Diversity programs
· F31 for MARC fellowships
· Postdoctoral applications [F32 awards]
· Senior fellowship applications [F33 awards]
The major currently active fellowship program announcements are posted at: http://grants1.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm#fellowships
Fellowship Application Review by IC
Certain Institutes and Centers (ICs) review the fellowship applications assigned to them: AHRQ, NCCAM, NIAAA, NIDCD, NIDCR, NINR, and NLM. NINDS reviews F30s and a special F31 Medical Scholars program. NIGMS reviews the Minority Access to Research Careers, F34, F36; CSR reviews the MARC F31 and F33 for NIGMS.
AIDS-related Fellowships will be reviewed by AARR study section.
F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Awards to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Review of F31 applications from individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds is conducted by separate special emphasis panels, typically one for each of the five review divisions in CSR.
Review Criteria and Procedures
Applicants should refer to the appropriate NRSA Program Announcement listing and PHS 416-1 application instruction sets for eligibility, application requirements, and other special features of the individual fellowship programs (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/416/phs416.htm). Additional information about policies and procedures is available online to help applicants prepare their applications (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/haveques.htm).
Receipt Dates: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
Upon submission, each application is assigned to an appropriate study section for review and to an Institute or Center for possible funding. Applicant will be able to see assignment information through ecommons account created for them by their institution’s office of sponsored research.
Contact Information
Questions regarding assignments may be directed to the Division of Receipt and Referral (DRR), CSR, at (301) 435-0715. These and questions pertaining to the review process may also be directed to the Scientific Review Officer (SRO) responsible for the appropriate study section. A list of SROs and meeting dates for each of these fellowship study sections is available at http://www.csr.nih.gov/Committees/rosterindex.asp. After review has occurred, primary contact responsibility shifts to the appropriate Program Director/Administrator. NIH Institutes and Centers have different scientific purviews and support a variety of programmatic goals and initiatives. Therefore, in the early stages of preparing a fellowship application, applicants are encouraged to contact the prospective NIH awarding component (i.e. the Institute or Center) to discuss their specific program priorities and policies with regard to fellowships. A list of NIH training program contacts can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/training/tac_training_contacts.doc. Questions regarding NIH training and career development program policies should be directed to the Research Training Office, NIHTrain@mail.nih.gov, and 301 451-4225.