Thank you for your interest in the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and the unique peer review system the National Institutes of Health (NIH) uses to identify the most promising research for treating, curing and preventing disease.
What We Do at CSR
CSR is the portal for NIH grant applications and their initial review for scientific merit. We organize the peer review groups or study sections that evaluate the majority (70%) of the research grant applications sent to NIH. Our mission is to see that NIH grant applications receive fair, independent, expert, and timely reviews -- free from inappropriate influences -- so NIH can fund the most promising research.
Key Data -- 2007
Applications received: 73,435
Applications reviewed at CSR: 49,956
Reviewers: 17,350
Scientific Review Officers: 226
Review meetings a year: 1,414
CSR Media Contact
Please contact CSR’s Director of Communications, Don Luckett, to discuss your needs or schedule an interview with another CSR official: phone 301-435-1111 or e-mail luckettd@csr.nih.gov.
NIH Media Contacts
For questions about NIH funding, programs and grants, please contact the NIH Office of Communications or the appropriate NIH Institute or Center. The NIH Office of Extramural Research posts funding data and grant abstracts on its Web site.
Learn More About CSR CSR’s Director
Overview of the Peer Review Process Biography
Welcome to CSR Photos
CSR History Page – NIH Rocket Boys Story PowerPoint Presentation
NIH Grant Review Process Video
Key CSR News Sources
CSR News Releases
Peer Review Notes Newsletter
CSR Initiatives Web Page
NIH Peer Review Advisory Committee
CSR Image Bank
NIH News
NIH News and Events
Office of Extramural Research News Flashes
NIH Peer Review Advisory Committee
NIH Extramural Nexus Newsletter
NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts