NIH NLM
Grants & Funding
- Applying For a Grant
- What kinds of grants does NLM fund?
- Who can apply for an NLM grant?
- I know my impact score, how can I tell if my application will be funded?
- What happens to my application if I don't get funded?
- Will NLM review a draft of my project plan?
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- Reviewing Your Application
- What is an impact/priority score?
- When can I get my impact/priority score?
- What is a criterion score?
- If I get a good impact/priority score, will my grant be funded?
- How do I submit an appeal of the peer review of my application?.
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- Managing Your Application
- Can I extend the period of my grant?
- If I invent something during my grant, who owns the invention?
- What kinds of final reports are required after the grant ends?
- My Notice of Award (NoA) says the grant is subject to Streamlined Noncompeting Award Procedures (SNAP) - what does that mean?
- What kinds of changes require pre-approval by NLM staff?
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- New / Early Stage Investigator R01 grants
- What is the average number of publications for a successful New Investigator R01 applicant?
- How do budget cuts affect NLM funding and the number of new independent investigator awards?
- I am an early stage investigator and I received a priority score of 34 on my R01 grant application. Why wasn't I funded?
- What is the funding rate (number of applicants versus number funded) for each type of award?
- Would my being a PI on a multi-PI R01 grant lead to my losing my new investigator status?
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- K99 / R00 grants
- Which study section reviews NLM K99/R00 applications?
- Do I have to have a faculty position when I apply for K99?
- For the K99 award, is the 4-year postdoc training limit counted till the day when the application is submitted or is it the day when the award is made?
- Will K99/R00 award recipients be considered "new investigators" when applying for their first NIH R01 support?
- My teaching and clinical responsibilities take up 50% of my time. Can I apply for K99 support to cover the rest of my salary?
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