Fellowship applications for April 8 or May 7, 2025 due dates

NIH posted the following update regarding Fellowship application forms: 

• If applying to a parent Fellowship opportunity for the April 8 or May 7, 2025 standard due date, you must use FORMS-H application forms and instructions.
• If applying to a non-parent Fellowship opportunity, you must use FORMS-I application forms and instructions.

Updates to Institutional Training Grant Applications

NIH posted the following update regarding Institutional Training Grant applications:

• Recruitment Plans to Enhance Diversity are no longer required and those included in applications under review will not be evaluated or considered in funding decisions.
• FORMS-I Training data tables 6a, 6b, and 7 have been revised to remove calculations for % underrepresented minorities.
• A Trainee Diversity Report for institutional training grants, career development awards, and most research education grants is no longer required in Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) and should not be included.

Updated Application Forms and Instructions (FORMS-I)

The FORMS-I instructions on How to Apply – Application Guide have been updated. See Significant Changes.

NIH New Initiatives and Policies Page

A reminder that NIH now posts an Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies page on the NIH Grants & Funding Website to pull together the latest information on recent and upcoming changes that impact applications and grants administration.

Please bookmark the link and visit the site regularly for updated information.