Blog Posts Category: Grant Application Review
Becoming an NCCIH Peer Reviewer, Part 2
January 31, 2023
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
In my last blog post, I talked about the benefits of serving as a peer reviewer of grant applications for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Today, I’d like to explain what serving on an NCCIH review panel is like.
Ever Thought About Being an NCCIH Peer Reviewer? Part I
November 29, 2022
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Peer review of grant applications is a fundamental part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants process. It helps ensure that the science we support is of the highest quality and that applications are evaluated in a fair, unbiased way.
Tips To Help You Navigate the Just-in-Time Process
July 18, 2022
Debbie Chen
The chief grants management officer at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health introduces and provides suggestions on the the Just-in-Time process, in which some time-sensitive elements of an application may be submitted later in the application process.
How You Can Help Your Application Move Successfully Through Review: Part II
June 2, 2022
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Ideas for grant applicants on meeting requirements for applications that are administratively reviewed before entering the larger review process.
How You Can Help Your Application Move Successfully Through Review: Part I
April 27, 2022
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Dr. Martina Schmidt of NCCIH, NIH, provides Part I of her recommendations on how to create a grant application that has more of a chance of moving through various review processes successfully.
Talking to NCCIH Program Staff Can Be Beneficial
February 26, 2019
Anita McRae-Williams, M.A.
In this blog post, NCCIH's outreach communications program manager Anita McRae-Williams discusses how to engage with Division of Extramural Research (DER) program staff.
NIH Collaboratory Expands Its Portfolio of Pragmatic Clinical Trials
July 23, 2018
Catherine Meyers, M.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Catherine Meyers discusses new Pragmatic Clinical Trial (PCT) Demonstration Projects that have been funded within the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory.
To K or Not To K?
June 27, 2018
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Applying for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Award (or K award)? Read this for more information.
Tips from NCCIH’s Office of Scientific Review for Responding to the New Clinical Trial Funding Announcements
May 30, 2017
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Martina Schmidt, Chief of the NCCIH Office of Scientific Review, discusses required elements for new funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).
Revised Grants Policy Statement Provides Key Guidance
December 11, 2015
Shelley Headley
Shelley Headley, Chief Grants Management Officer in the NCCIH Office of Grants Management, shares information about grants administration.
Interacting With Your Scientific Review Officer
November 5, 2015
Dale Birkle Dreer, Ph.D.
SROs are scientists, most are former faculty members and NIH grantees, who manage the first level of peer review, commonly known as the study section. SROs are the people who take the first thorough look at your application, determine the expertise required for the review, recruit the external scientists to match that expertise, manage the study section meeting where the applications are discussed and scored, and prepare the summary statement for your application.