- Write in a straightforward manner. (Hemmingway, not Faulkner.)
- Start with a clear statement of your research objective.
- Distinguish long-term goals and project aims.
- Connect all of the dots, especially when discussing significance. In general, reviewers will not do this for you.
- Write as if you are teaching a general scientific audience instead of trying to impress a specialist in your field.
- Make your document free of formatting, grammatical, and spelling errors.
- Read the review criteria (if provided) before you start writing and after you finish your first draft.
- All Components (complete applications)
- Sample NIH applications
- Annotated NIH Application Forms Set (Included for information purposes only. The grants team loads these forms.)
- Biosketches
- Budgets
- Concept Papers
- Cover Letters
- Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information Form
- Other Support
- Research Plan
- Specific Aims
