YOU MUST SUBMIT A NEW SURVEY OF INTENT EACH TIME YOU WANT A GRANT REVIEWED. Do not go back to old surveys and update them.
We offer an internal review by senior faculty of any R, K, or F application, as well as applications for other federal and foundation funding sources. We cannot review applications for VFRS or other K12 or equivalent programs on campus, only extramural awards. Proposals may include first submissions (A0), resubmissions (A1), and renewals for basic, translational and clinical investigation for the corresponding NIH cycle.
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This service complements, but cannot replace, the input of your mentor, department or division senior faculty members.
All materials are due by 5:00 PM Central Time on the corresponding due date. No late submissions accepted.
You will receive an individual video recording link and reviewers’ written critiques within a few days of the review, giving you time to respond to recommendations before it’s time to submit to the NIH. You are strongly encouraged to watch the video with your mentor. (Note: AIDS reviews are not videotaped.)
Faculty with at least one R01 or equivalent can be a reviewer.
Reviewers are assigned up to three proposals. Meetings are similar to NIH study section.
Complete a Survey of Intent by the corresponding due date. You will need your draft abstract, specific aims page and current NIH biosketch.
Email a SINGLE PDF of below listed Grant Materials by the corresponding due date to rebecca.helton@vumc.org.
The minimum requirements are called out below. All other documents are strongly encouraged in order to receive the most thorough review.
- REQUIRED: Specific Aims – single page
- REQUIRED: Research Strategy – note/highlight your responses if revision/resubmission
- REQUIRED: Key personnel and NIH biosketches
- REQUIRED: If K-award: must include career development and RCR training plans
- REQUIRED: If revision/resubmission: include summary statement
- Cover letter – can be to us or your NIH institute
- Project Summary/Abstract (~30 lines)
- Your response if revision/resubmission
- References cited
- Facilities and resources
- PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information Attachments (if applicable)
- Letters of support – drafts okay
- Budget – drafts okay
- If non-NIH or new NIH grant type (i.e., R35): include copy of RFA
- Use the NIH format required for your application.
- Reference the correct RFA for your application.
- Include as much information as you can to help ensure you receive the best possible review. We understand some letters of support and budgets may not be completely ready at the time of review.
Email rebecca.helton@vumc.org
Seeing the reviewers think critically about the grant was very helpful. It helped me see more of the dynamics of how the issues were being thought about, and filled in more details about concerns that were raised. There was also one reviewer (who had not directly reviewed the grant) who brought up the EXACT question I needed help answering. Watching that question get addressed and discussed was exceptionally helpful.
~ Edge Review Participant
This is extremely helpful and glad to have this feedback ahead of time so that hopefully I can get a better score on the real thing!
~ Edge Review Participant
I'm so grateful for their willingness to offer such incisive, detailed, and helpful feedback, which improved the application immeasurably. I was able to get the grant in for the new deadline and felt much more confident with the submission, thanks to the Edge review!
~ Edge Review Participant
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