Enhancing Peer Review Restructured Applications加强同行评审重组应用.pptVIP

* * Major Changes to Applications Major changes for due dates on or after January 25, 2010 Restructured application forms Shorter page limits and new instructions For ALL competing applications: New, Renewal, Resubmission, and Revision /grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-149.html Applicants Must Download New Formsfor due dates on or after 1/25/10 Applicants must return to FOA or reissued Parent Announcement to download new forms. Most forms will be available by December Applications submitted using incorrect forms will be delayed and may not be reviewed! Overview of the Changes Goal: Align structure and content of applications with review criteria and improve efficiency and transparency of the review process Application forms revised in three sections: Research Plan Biographical Sketch Resources and Facilities Shorter page limits implemented for many programs Research Plan: Specific Aims Includes new language about the impact of the proposed research Research Strategy New section, includes current Background and Significance, Preliminary Studies/Progress Report, and Research Design and Methods Select Agents Research Reflects the Environment criterion Resources: Reflect the Environment criterion Biographical Sketch: Requires a Personal Statement and provide guidelines for the inclusion of references Forms Revised in Three Sections Shorter Page Limits Current Page Limit (Section 2-5 of the Research Plan) New Page Limit (Research Strategy) 25 6 25 12 25 Follow FOA Instructions Note: Follow FOA page limit requirements if different from the application instructions. Table of Page Limits: /page_limits.html Enhancing Peer Review at NIH Web Site For more information: Applicants who are eligible for continuous submission should use current forms and instructions through February 7, 2010 for AIDS applications that would have been due on January 7, 2010. For noncompeting progress reports, the PHS 2590 now includes the instruction to addre