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Office of Sponsored Programs

News and Updates

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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 ()

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.

2. Revisions to NIH Fellowship Applications ()

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.

• 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

3. Updates to NIH Institutional Training Grant Applications ()

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.

• 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