Uncovering the Scientific Review Process at the National Institutes of Health

Juanita Chinn , NICHD
Regina M. Bures, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH
Della White, NICHD
Rebecca L. Clark, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH
Rosalind B. King, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH
Minki Chatterji, Abt Associates
Amelia Karraker, National Institution of Aging

The receipt, referral, and peer review process for grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can seem like a black box. This poster will provide an overview of the NIH and the Institutes and Centers (ICs) that may be of particular interest to population scientists and demographers, a cursory description of grant application preparation and deadlines, and the scientific peer-review process, explaining with detail the components of review. The 4 key learning objectives of this poster are to: (1) introduce the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) and its components, (2) elucidate how an applicant can learn the scored review criteria and meet those objectives, (3) detail the peer review process, including study sections, reviewers, and the role of the Scientific Review Officer (SRO), and (4) explain what comprises a summary statement and how to read and interpret reviewer comments.

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 Presented in Session 3. Population, Development, & the Environment; Data & Methods; Applied Demography