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Important NIH Application Changes:

Changes effective for applications due on or after January 25, 2025:

  1. New Forms Packet (FORMS-I) to be used in ASSIST (NOT-OD-24-086)

Changes to the user/submitter are minimal, but the changes will provide a simplified review framework allowing peer reviewers to better assess the scientific and technical aspects of a proposal.

  1. Revisions to NIH Fellowship Applications (NOT-OD-24-107)

The revised fellowship application and review process will be effective for the programs using the following activity codes: F30, F31, F32, F33, and F99/K00.

The revision implements a reorganization of the five current review criteria and redefines them into three scored areas:  Candidate’s Preparedness and Potential; Research Training Plan; and Commitment to Candidate.

Key changes:

  • Changes to sections of the PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form
  • Revised instructions for Reference Letters
  • Grades are no longer required as part of the candidate biosketch
  • Revisions to the Candidate Section, Research Training Plan Section and Commitment to Candidate, Mentoring and Training Environment Section
  1. Updates to NIH Institutional Training Grant Applications (NOT-OD-24-129)

The revised institutional training application and review process will be effective for the programs using the following activity codes:

  • Institutional Training – T series, e.g., T15, T32, T34, T35, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TL4.
  • International Institutional Training – D43, D71, U2R.
  • Institutional Career Development – K12, KL2.

Key changes:

  • The Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity is now its own attachment
  • Mentor training expectations are more clearly defined in the parent T32 NOFO
  • Data tables will be updated to reduce burden and promote consistent information collection