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Enhancing Peer Review at NIH

Shortened/Restructured Applications

  • Applications for due dates on or after January 25, 2010 require use of new forms and new instructions.
  • New instructions mean shorter page limits!
  • The changes apply to all competing applications: new, renewal, resubmission and revision.
  • View video overview of the changes.

 

Changes to Application Structure

NIH is restructuring the applications by aligning the structure and content with review criteria. This alignment will help ensure that both reviewer and applicant expectations coincide for a more efficient and transparent application process.  Note that the new application forms incorporate the enhanced peer review criteria for research grants and cooperative agreements that was announced in NOT-OD-09-025.

Changes to Application Length

NIH is shortening page limits for competing applications to help reduce the administrative burden placed upon applicants, reviewers, and staff. This change seeks to focus applicants and reviewers on the essentials of the science that are needed for a fair and comprehensive review of the application. Shorter applications may have additional benefits for reviewers such as mitigating information overload, and/or enabling a larger number of reviewers to read each application and participate in review in a more informed manner.  

Additional Resources

Updated Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
To best inform applicants about the changes to the Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs), all FOAs active during the transition period were updated to show the new forms and instructions, as well as to comply with other peer review enhancements, such as review criteria.  The parent announcements, rather than being updated, were re-issued according to this timeline.

This page was last reviewed on June 2, 2010
Archive icon With the completion of the three implementation goals of the Enhancing Peer Review Initiative, this page is no longer being updated and is provided for historical information only.  For current information, visit Peer Review Policies and Practices. Archive icon
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