Elements of successful NIH grant applications

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Araj, Houmam; Yeung, David T.; Baylin, Stephen
• 署名单位: National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI); National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-9327
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2315735121
• 发表日期: 2024-04-09

摘要

Is there a formula for a competitive NIH grant application? The Serenity Prayer may provide one: Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the ability to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. But how to tell the difference? In this Perspective, we provide an inclusive roadmap-elements of NIH funding. Collectively, we have over 30 y of peer review experience as NIH Scientific Review Officers in addition to over 30 y of program experience as NIH Program Officers. This article distills our NIH experience. We use Euclid's 13 - book landmark, The Elements, as our template to humbly share what we learned. We have three specific aims: inform, guide, and motivate prospective applicants. We also address ways that support diversity and inclusion among applicants and young investigators in biomedical research. The elements we describe come from a wide range of sources. Some themes will be general. Some will be specific. All will be candid. The ultimate goal is a competitive application, serenity, and hopefully both.