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NIH Application Policy Update
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new Application Policy Update, effective December 3, 2025 implementing the Removal of Requirements for Letters of Intent and Unsolicited Applications Requesting $500,000 or More in Direct Costs The Update, Notice Number: NOT-OD-26-019, states that…
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Looking for Associate/Full Professor in Population Aging and Health
Looking For: Associate/Full Professor in Population Aging and Health The Social Science Research Institute and the Population Research Institute (PRI) at the Pennsylvania State University invite applications for a tenured faculty member (Associate Professor or Full Professor) in the area of…
NIH to begin requiring ORCID ID for many awards
The NIH, as well as several academic journals across disciplines, are now requiring (or soon will be) the use of an ORCID ID when submitting certain proposals or papers. The benefits to the worldwide research community are many - identification by the non-profit organization, ORCID, helps…
All of Us Journey tour to visit Hershey area
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Penn State Cancer Institute will host the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Journey, a traveling, hands-on informational exhibit to raise awareness about the All of Us Research Program - an ambitious effort to gather data from 1…
NIH Releases Protocol Template for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Involving Humans
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a new protocol template to help behavioral and social science researchers prepare research protocols for human studies measuring social or behavioral outcomes. The protocol template is an effective resource for communicating the science, methods…
Disclosure of foreign affiliations
Investigators submitting proposals and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) to NIH should know it is critically important that they accurately identify any foreign collaborations associated with their research. Question 6.a. on the “RESEARCH & RELATED Other Project Information” form…
New NIH Parent Announcements and Review Criteria for Research Grant Applications
NIH recently provided updated information for 2019 submissions. First is the announcement of changes to R01, R03, and R21 Parent Announcements which can be found on the NIH website at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm Beginning 01/05/2019: Activity Code(s) Title…
Applications now open for student translational research training programs
The Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is accepting applications for both its yearlong and summer training programs for students interested in learning the fundamentals of translational science. These programs work to teach the next generation of scientists the skills…
New NIH Parent Announcements and Review Criteria for Research Grant Applications
NIH recently provided updated information for 2019 submissions. First is the announcement of changes to R01, R03, and R21 Parent Announcements which can be found on the NIH website at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm. Beginning 01/05/2019: Activity Code(s) Title…
Penn State response to new NSF and NIH requirements
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have recently taken steps to promote the safety and well-being of students, faculty and staff to maintain productive research and educational environments. NSF has announced that all institutions receiving NSF funds…
Contributions of social and behavioral research in addressing the opioid crisis
OBSSR in collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), and the NIH…
NIH’s Single IRB Policy: Contact the IRB First
If you’re planning to submit a grant that involves a multi-site study to NIH, it’s important to know that you must now contact the IRB before you submit your grant. A new NIH policy requires the use of a Single IRB for the review of multi-site, non-exempt human research studies, with few exceptions…
Giving grant applications a second chance
NIH receives many meritorious grant applications for which there are inadequate resources to fund. Thanks to the Online Partnership to Accelerate Research (OnPAR), there is now a second chance at funding for these applications. Leidos Health’s Life Sciences has partnered with NIH to…
Discovery Series to feature 'Innovations Training and iCorps @ NIH'
"Innovations Training and iCorps @ NIH: Planning and Funding the Future of Your Research" will be presented at the next Discover Seminar Series, part of the Research Quality Assurance Lunchtime Lecture Series at Penn State College of Medicine. The seminar will be held at noon in Lecture Room D at…
NIH Clinical Trials: 15 Minute Overview Recording
The recent presentation NIH Clinical Trials: 15 Minute Overview (What NIH’s Definition Means for Researchers and How the ORP Can Help) and is now available to view on YouTube. Slides are also available for the presentation (slides available as a pdf and as a Powerpoint…
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