August 15, 2024
Today NIH issued a decision matrix for assessing potential foreign interference as part of its ongoing efforts to be transparent about its policies and procedures. The decision matrix builds on the detailed information already available on our site and also offers additional detail as to how NIH considers whether to contact institutions to request additional information.
August 12, 2024
Biomedical research has generated millions of datasets and we are issuing a $500,000 challenge to get the most out of them. The 2024 DataWorks! Prize invites you to conduct a secondary research analysis project that generates new scientific findings from existing datasets.
July 29, 2024
In March 2023, we showed that the number of Black and Hispanic mentored career development (K) applicants and awardees steadily increased from fiscal years (FYs) 2010 to 2022, though the overall numbers remained quite low.
July 29, 2024
Last year, we showed that there were slight improvements in the funding and success rates for Black/African American and Hispanic researchers in fiscal year (FY) 2022. The race-ethnicity gaps also narrowed over the past few years, though the overall number of Black/African American and Hispanic applicants remained low.
July 25, 2024
NIH is dedicated to improving the postdoctoral experience to ensure the biomedical research enterprise can retain and attract our nation’s brightest scientific minds and remain globally competitive. Today, we seek your input to help us implement specific Advisory Committee to the NIH Director recommendations to re-envision the postdoctoral experience.
July 3, 2024
In recent years, we have supported record high numbers of early stage investigators (ESIs) designated on new (type 1) R01-equivalent awards. Today, we are pleased to share an update on the number of ESIs supported in FY 2023 with the addition of data on age.
May 31, 2024
We are pleased to announce updates to Institutional Training Grant applications and required data tables, beginning with submissions due on or after January 25, 2025. The changes are intended to reduce applicant and reviewer burden, and further support the development of a biomedical research workforce that will benefit from the full range of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds needed to advance discovery.
May 21, 2024
We want to remind the research community about relevant NIH inclusion policies and resources, as well as where inclusion data can be found. Appropriate inclusion of research participants ensures that NIH supports science that will inform clinical practice to benefit all who are affected by the disease or condition under study.
May 14, 2024
We are committed to ensuring accountability and transparency of NIH research spending. To this end, we are sharing how we review and adapt our methodologies to provide accurate reports of NIH expenditures for NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) categories.
May 6, 2024
In 2021, we showed that the age at which a researcher is designated on an NIH award for the first time had increased since 1995 and plateaued in the 2010s, and that age differences were most correlated with the terminal degree of the investigator. Today we are sharing an update on these data for FYs 2021-2023, including information related to degree, gender, race, ethnicity, and disability status.
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