NIH Grants 05: Make a checklist of required documents
Regardless of what NIH fellowship or grant you you decide to apply to, the application will be lengthy and attacking it all at once can be overwhelming. A strategy that really helped me get organized (and stay motivated) was to make a checklist of all the items I needed to write and collect from others. Below is a list I generated from the NIH Grants and Funding website.
F31/32 Checklist
Project Summary/Abstract (30 lines of text)
Project Narrative (3 sentences)
Introduction to Resubmission/Revision (1 page — only necessary for second submissions)
Applicant’s Background and Goals for Fellowship Training (6 pages)
Specific Aims (1 page)
Research Strategy (6 pages)
Respective Contributions (1 page)
Selection of Sponsor and Institution (1 page)
Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research (1 page)
Sponsor and Co-Sponsor Statements (6 pages)
Letters of Support from Collaborators, Contributors, and Consultants (6 pages)
Description of the Institutional Environment and Commitment to Training (1 page)
Here an additional 1 page is added for F30/31 applications for Additional Educational Information.
Equipment
Facilities and other resources
Applications for Concurrent Support (1 page — only if applicable)
Biographical Sketch (5 pages)
Mentor and Co-mentor Biographical Sketch
Reference Letters (at least 3 and no more than 5)
K99 Checklist
Project Summary/Abstract (30 lines of text)
Project Narrative (3 sentences)
Introduction to Resubmission/Revision (1 page — only necessary for second submissions)
Candidate Information and Goals for Career Development and Research Strategy (12 pages)
Bibliography and References Cited (no page limit)
Specific Aims (1 page)
Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research (1 page)
Plans and Statements from Mentor and Co-Mentor (6 pages)
Mentor and Co-Mentor Current and Pending Support: PHS 398/2590 (no page limit)
Letters of Support from Collaborators, Contributors, and Consultants (6 pages)
Description of the Institutional Environment (1 page)
Institutional Commitment to the Candidate’s Research Career Development (1 page — at most universities you need to put in a request for this).
Equipment
Facilities and other resources
Vertebrate Animals (if applicable, no page limit)
Human Subjects and Clinical Trial Information (if applicable, no page limit)
Select Agent Research
Resource Sharing
Authentication of Key Biological and Chemical Resources
Biographical Sketch (5 pages)
Mentor and Co-mentor Biographical Sketch
Reference Letters (at least 3 and no more than 5)
