Advance Notice: NIH and AHRQ Announce Upcoming Changes to Policies, Instructions and Forms for Research Training Grant, Fellowship and Career Development Award Applications for due dates on or after May 25, 2020
As posted in the Sponsored Programs Blog on 12/3/19, NIH and AHRQ recently announced plans to transition to updated application forms and instructions for due dates on or after May 25, 2020 (Forms-F; NOT-OD-20-026). Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-033 provides additional information on the planned changes to forms and instructions affecting research training grant, fellowship, and career development award applications.
The planned changes encompass the following areas and are described in more detail in the table included in NOT-OD-20-033:
• Training in techniques for rigorous and reproducible research
• Training in relevant quantitative and data science approaches
• Progress reporting for renewal applications
• Research training data tables
• Extending requirements for rigor and transparency to fellowship research projects
• Required letters for applications to diversity-related programs
Please contact your Sponsored Programs Research Administrator with any questions.