Grant Writing Tips

Many NIH Institutes  and the Office of Extramural Research (within the Office of the NIH Director) put out guides and tip sheets on their web sites. These guides can be useful resources to help you write your grant application and to understand the peer review process. Here are just a few.

• All about Grants Tutorials  (information to help investigators plan and write grant applications and manage their awards)
• Peer Review Policies and Practices 
• Peer Review Process 
• NIH Peer Review: Grants and Cooperative Agreements  (PDF)
• Scoring System and Procedure  (PDF)
• Types of Grant Programs 
• NIMH Grant Mechanisms and Funding Opportunities
• Peer Review Meetings  (Center for Scientific Review)
• Peer Review Committees/Meetings (NIMH)
• Writing Your Application 
• SBIR/STTR Programs 
• Planning Your Application 

Electronic Media:

• All About Grants  (Podcasts)
• NIH Grant Review Process Videos  (YouTube)
• Insider’s Guide to Peer Review for Applicants