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| Fundamentals |
| NIAID decides funding by scientific merit. |
| Reviewers are the applicant's scientific peers. |
| They judge applications using NIH's and their own standards. |
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In the vast majority of cases, NIAID decides which applications to fund based on scientific merit, determined by peer reviewers.
- Reviewers assess the quality of each application. NIH does not give money to investigators for being established or well known.
- Scientists with appropriate expertise come to NIH from around the country to participate in review meetings.
- They evaluate each project based on NIH review criteria and their own ideal of an outstanding application in the field.
- Learn how to "sell" your application to reviewers in Part 4. Target Your Audience of the NIH Grant Cycle.
Each application that receives a score also undergoes a second-level review usually by NIAID's main advisory Council.
This process looks at administrative problems, e.g., human subjects or research animal concerns, and special circumstances, such as applications from foreign organizations. Read more in Part 9. Second-Level Review.
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