Monday, June 06, 2016

NIH grant renewal rates

A recent analysis by NIH on grant renewal success rates showed that competing renewals had a greater success rate than new applications. Click the link for details.

The NIH FOA -- annotated

Perplexed by all the information presented in an NIH funding opportunity announcement? The agency has provided an annotated version of an FOA  and explains its components.

That toddlin' town will host October NIH regional seminar

NIH will offer a regional seminar filled with grant advice this fall in Chicago. Registration is currently open.

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

More tales of the NSF OIG

The National Science Foundation's latest report from the Office of the Inspector General notes that the agency has taken steps to prevent investigators with past due annual reports from receiving additional funding. The report also includes new cases of plagiarism and data fabrication by applicants.