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White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Withholding of Support: A decision by NIH not to make a non-competing continuation award within the current competitive segment.

Work Group: A review panel that reports to a parent committee. Work groups commonly review multicomponent applications such as P01s. The group’s draft review report is provided to the SRG, where final merit scoring is made.

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