Several NIAID investigators have graciously agreed to share their exceptional applications and summary statements as samples to help the research community. Below the list of applications, you’ll also find example forms, sharing plans, letters, emails, and more. Find more guidance at NIAID’s Apply for a Grant.
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Find sample applications and summary statements below by type:
- Research grants. R01, R03, R15, R21, and R21/R33
- Small business grants. R41, R42, R43, and R44
- Training and career awards K01, K08, and F31
Also see NIAID and NIH Sample Forms, Plans, Letters, Emails, and More
Research Grants
R01 Sample Applications and Summary Statements
The R01 is the NIH standard independent research project grant. An R01 is meant to give you four or five years of support to complete a project, publish, and reapply before the grant ends. Read more at NIAID’s Comparing Popular Research Project Grants: R01, R03, or R21.
R01 Samples Using Forms Version D
PI and Grantee Institution | Application Resources |
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Vernita Gordon, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Austin |
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Monica Gandhi, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco |
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Tom Muir, Ph.D., of Princeton University |
R01 Samples Using Forms Version C
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William Faubion, Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic Rochester |
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Chengwen Li, Ph.D., and Richard Samulski, Ph.D., of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Mengxi Jiang, Ph.D., of University of Alabama at Birmingham |
R03 Sample Applications and Summary Statements
The small grant (R03) supports new research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. They are awarded for up to two years and are not renewable. R03s are not intended for new investigators. Read more at NIAID’s Comparing Popular Research Project Grants: R01, R03, or R21.
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Martin Karplus, Ph.D., of Harvard University |
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Chad A. Rappleye, Ph.D., of Ohio State University |
R15 Sample Applications and Summary Statements
The Research Enhancement Award (R15) program supports small-scale research projects to expose students to research and strengthen the research environment at educational institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH support. They are awarded for up to three years.
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Artem Domashevskiy, Ph.D., of John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
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Rahul Raghavan, Ph.D., of Portland State University "Elucidating the evolution of Coxiella to uncover critical metabolic pathways" (Forms-D) |
Summary Statement Full Application |
R21 Sample Applications and Summary Statements
The R21 funds novel scientific ideas, model systems, tools, agents, targets, and technologies that have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. R21s are not intended for new investigators, and there is no evidence that they provide a path to an independent research career. Read more at NIAID’s Comparing Popular Research Project Grants: R01, R03, or R21.
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Steven W. Dow, D.V.M., Ph.D., of Colorado State University, Fort Collins |
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Joseph M. McCune, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco |
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Peter John Myler, Ph.D., and Marilyn Parsons, Ph.D., of the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute |
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Howard T. Petrie, Ph.D., of Scripps Florida |
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Michael N. Starnbach, Ph.D., of Harvard University Medical School |
R21/R33 Sample Application and Summary Statement
The R21/R33 supports a two-phased award without a break in funding. It begins with the R21 phase for milestone-driven exploratory or feasibility studies with a possible transition to the R33 phase for expanded development. Transition to the second phase depends on several factors, including the achievement of negotiated milestones.
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Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D., of the University of Rochester |
Small Business Grants
R41, R42, R43, and R44 – Small Business Sample Applications
The SBIR (R43/R44) and STTR (R41/R42) programs support domestic small businesses to engage in research and development with the potential for commercialization. Read more about NIAID Small Business Programs.
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Benjamin Delbert Brooks, Ph.D., of Wasatch Microfluidics |
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Kenneth Coleman, Ph.D., of Arietis Corporation |
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Timothy C. Fong, Ph.D., of Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Jose M. Galarza, Ph.D., of Technovax, Inc. |
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Patricia Garrett, Ph.D., of Immunetics, Inc. |
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Raymond Houghton, Ph.D., of InBios International, and David AuCoin, Ph.D., of University of Nevada School of Medicine |
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Yingru Liu, Ph.D., of TherapyX, Inc. |
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Michael J. Lochhead, Ph.D., of MBio Diagnostics, Inc. |
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Mark Poritz*, Ph.D., of BioFire Diagnostics, LLC. |
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James Smith, Ph.D., of Sano Chemicals, Inc. |
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David H. Wagner, Ph.D., of OP-T-MUNE, Inc. |
*Dr. Mark Poritz submitted the original grant application. In the course of the first year of funding, Dr. Andrew Hemmert took on increasing responsibility for the work. For the grant renewal, Dr. Poritz proposed that Dr. Hemmert replace him as the PI.
Training and Career Awards
K01 Sample Applications and Summary Statements
The Research Scientist Development Award (K01) supports those with a research or health-professional doctoral degree and research development plans in epidemiology, computational modeling, or outcomes research. Read more about NIAID Career Development Awards (K).
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Lilliam Ambroggio, Ph.D., of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
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Peter Rebeiro, Ph.D., of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center "The HIV Care Continuum and Health Policy: Changes through Context and Geography" (Forms-D) |
Summary Statement Full Application |
K08 Sample Applications and Summary Statements
The Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) supports those with current work in biomedical or behavioral research, including translational research, a clinical doctoral degree such as M.D., D.V.M., or O.D., and a professional license to practice in the United States. Read more about NIAID Career Development Awards (K).
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Lenette Lu, M.D., Ph.D., of the Massachusetts General Hospital |
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Tuan Manh Tran, M.D., Ph.D., of the Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis |
F31 Sample Applications and Summary Statements
National Research Service Award (NRSA) individual fellowship (F31) grants provide research experience to predoctoral scientists. Read more about NIAID Fellowship Grants (F).
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Nicole Putnam, Ph.D., of Vanderbilt University “The impact of innate immune recognition of Staphylococcus aureus on bone homeostasis and skeletal immunity” |
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Nico Contreras, Ph.D., of University of Arizona |
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Samantha Lynne Schwartz, Ph.D., of Emory University “Regulation of 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 1 (OAS1) by dsRNA” |
NIAID and NIH Sample Forms, Plans, Letters, Emails, and More
NIAID
- Sample Data Sharing Plan
- Genomic Data Sharing Plan (GDS) Examples and Templates and Complex Sample Data Sharing Plans
- Sample Model Organism Sharing Plans
- Sample Letter to Document Training in the Protection of Human Subjects
- Withdrawal of an Application Sample Form Letter
- Just-in-Time
- International Grants
- Preparing for a Foreign Organization System (FOS) Review
- Subaward Agreement Forms from the Federal Demonstration Partnership
- DMID Quality Management Guidance and Tools
NIH
- Sample grant applications from the National Cancer Institute
- Annotated SF 424 Grant Application Forms
- SF 424 Format Pages
- Biosketch Format Pages, Instructions and Samples
- Reference Letters
- Sample Data Tables for Training Grant Applications
- Additional Senior/Key Person Profile Format – for over 100 senior/key people
- Additional Performance Site Format – for over 300 performance sites
- Other Support Format Page
- Rigor and Reproducibility
- Examples of Data Sharing Plans
- Examples of Project Leadership Plans for Multiple PI Grant Applications
- Example calculations in the Usage of Person Months questions and answers
- Examples of Allowable Appendix Materials
- Sample Project Outcomes Description for RPPR
- OLAW's Sample Documents for animal research assurances and reports