What are the key elements of a successful R01 grant application? What hurts an applicant’s chances of receiving a fundable score on a Research Project Grant? Join us Wednesday, June 26, for our annual Mock NIH Study Section to find out.
By popular demand, study section experts will provide a synopsis of the Center for Scientific Review’s process for selecting meritorious proposals. This year, the mock NIH study section will consider the NIH’s most commonly used grant program, the R01, which provides support for investigator-initiated, health-related research and development based on the NIH mission.
Through a mock review, the study section will use a real R01 application that was submitted, received an unfundable score, resubmitted, and then successfully funded. The reviewers will explore what an NIH study section actually considers when critiquing an R01 application for scientific merit, including key elements of a successful R01 application and issues that might hurt an applicant’s chance of being funded. Attendees are strongly encouraged to watch the NIH video “NIH Peer Review Revealed” as a primer on the basic processes involved in a review.
This year’s reviewers represent several scientific disciplines, including psychology/behavioral neurobiology (Dr. Karen Cropsey), biostatistics (Dr. George Howard), and epidemiology (Dr. Emily Levitan).
The event, which will take place 8:30-10:30am in Room 407, Ryals School of Public Health, is open to all interested participants. Registration is required, and seats fill fast. Participants off campus can join via Zoom. Please request information by contacting