General Guidelines For Study Section Reviewers and Chairs

• Chair Orientation
• Reviewer Orientation    
• Review Criteria at a Glance 
• Enhanced vs. Former Criteria, Side by Side
• Critique Template Instructions
• Scoring System and Procedure
• Human Embryonic Stem Cells 
• Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion 
• Human Subjects, Worksheet for Comments 
• Resource Sharing Plans
• Vertebrate Animals
• Budget Information 
• Revision Applications
• Reimbursement and Honoraria, Registration Instructions

R Awards (Research Project Grants)

• R Awards, Criteria at a Glance
• R01 Research Grants
• R01 PAR 07-352 Bioengineering Research Partnerships  
• R03 Small Research Grants 
• R15 Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)
• R21 Exploratory/Developmental Grants

• RPG Critique Template (04/16/2009)

• RPG Critique Example (04/16/2009)

• R01 BRP Critique Template (04/16/2009)

• Challenge Grant (RC1) Critique Template

Small Business R Awards

• R41, R42, R43, R44 SBIR-STTR Review Guidelines  

• SBIR-STTR Critique Template (4/16/09)

S10 Awards (Shared Instrumentation)

• S10 Shared Instrumentation Grants
• S10 High End Shared Instrumentation Grants
• S10 Review Critique Template (4/16/2009)
• S10 High End Shared Instrumentation Review Critique Template (04/16/2009)

P Awards (Program Project)*

• P01 Review Guidelines 
• Summary Statements for Program Project Applications 
• NIBIB P41 Review Guidelines
• NIBIB P41 Summary Statements 
• NCRR P41 Review Guidelines 
• NCRR P41 Summary Statements
• General Information for Site Visit Reviewers 
• Site Visit Procedures 

*  These pre-October 2009 Council Cycle documents are in the process of being updated to incorporate Enhancing Peer Review changes.

F Awards (Fellowships)

• F30 NRSA Individual MD/PHD Fellowships 
• F31 NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research 
• F31 NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowships 
• F32 NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships
• F33 NRSA Individual Senior Fellowships
• F Critique Template (04/16/09)

K Awards (Career Development)

• K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
• K02 Independent Scientist Award
• K07 Academic Career Award
• K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
• K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
• K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research
• K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award
• K Critique Template (04/16/2009)