Guide to Nih Grant Programs

von Samuel M. Schwartz

312 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Each year thousands of biomedical and behavioral researcherssubmit grant applications to the United States Public HealthService (USPHS) for support of their research or researchtraining activities. The majority of these applications aresubmitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bydescribing the inner workings of the NIH extramural programsand providing practical information about grant programs andprocesses, this authoritative work is designed to helpinvestigators gain a more favorable edge in obtainingsupport for their research proposals. It offers practicalinsights into a broad spectrum of the basic and clinicalresearch interests of the 21 NIH research grantingcomponents, and identifies the various mechanisms ofsupport. Descriptions, guidance, and advice are alsoprovided on specific areas such as how to prepare a grantapplication; the peer review system, the procedures leadingto award decisions, the responsibilities of the NIH staff inmanaging the review and referral of applications, and managing grant programs. Other extramural policies andprocedures are covered such as the appeals system, animalwelfare, the privacy act, and research involving humansubjects. Legislation, funding, and the NIH budget are alsodiscussed. Written by two former senior-level managers atthe National Institutes of Health and current consultants toseveral USPHS agencies, ^IA Guide to NIH Grant Programs^R isa valuable reference source for members of the biomedicaland behavioral research community.

• Themen: Medizin Lehrbücher, Skripten, Prüfungsbücher, Nachschlagewerke
• ISBN: 9780195069341
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.11.1992
• Größe: 240 x 161 mm
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Mischa E. Friedman