Listen to Dr. Henry Khachaturian, Director of Policy and Liaison Activities, Division of Loan Repayment, discuss “Using Career Development Awards to Achieve Independence” and learn more about mentored career development awards, including what they are, how to select the right one, and what to address in your application. Then Dr. Rod Ulane, NIH Research Training … Continue reading “Podcasts Released: Career Development Awards and Thoughts for Graduate Students”

Did you miss the Enhancing Peer Review surveys and want to see what we asked? Now that all the groups have completed their surveys, the questions asked of applicants, reviewers and Advisory Council members have been posted on the Enhancing Peer Review Web site.

The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research of the National Academy of Sciences has released a prepublication copy of the 8th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NOT-OD-10-102). Until the 8th edition of the guide is published in its final form, the 1996 edition will remain the official guide for … Continue reading “The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Updated”

Listen to the latest installment of our All About Grants podcast series “Postdocs Thinking About Independence” and hear Dr. Milton Hernandez describe funding options for junior and senior postdocs, talk about the importance of having mentors, and more. We hope you are enjoying our new All About Grants podcasts. Contact us at [email protected] and tell … Continue reading “Postdoc Podcast Posted”

OER has redesigned the Electronic Submission of Grant Applications Web site to simplify the application process and make related information easier for applicants to locate. Re-titled “Applying Electronically,” the new site highlights key points for a successful application submission and boasts fully updated content. Comments and suggestions for the new site are welcome and may … Continue reading “Check Out New "Applying Electronically" Web Site”

The FY 2009 version of the NIH Data Book and reports on Budget and Spending, Funded Organizations, Success Rates, and Investigators and Trainees are now available on the RePORT Web site. Also new are enhancements to the RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) tool. You can now export all project information available in the RePORTER database, … Continue reading “NIH Data Book and Reports for FY 2009 Available”

The new All Personnel Report, part of the PHS 2590 Progress Report, replaced the Senior/Key Personnel Report last fall. This change generated a number of questions. See answers to many of these questions in this newly posted set of Frequently Asked Questions.

Have you been impressed with the RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) system? Interested in being able to download the entire database so that you may do your own analysis of NIH funding? ExPORTER now allows you to do just that. Available on the Tools catalog on data.gov, ExPORTER was created to provide raw data for … Continue reading “ExPORTER Now Available”

As part of the new application format, changes are being made to the biographical sketch, including the addition of a personal statement and a limit on the number of publications or manuscripts to no more than 15. A sample biosketch demonstrating the new format, as well as additional information on the upcoming application changes, is … Continue reading “Enhancing Peer Review: View a Sample of the New Biosketch Format”

A list of reviewers eligible for continuous submission has been posted on the OER Peer Review Policies and Practices Web page. Relevant Guide notices and a list of frequently asked questions and answers describing the continuous submission policy and eligibilty requirements are also available on the Peer Review Policies and Practices page.