New NIH Policy on Post-Submission Application Materials

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new policy on post-submission application materials. Effective with the September 25 NIH grant application submission date, the only materials that will be accepted after the submission of the application but before the initial peer review will be materials that “result from unforeseen administrative issues.” Some exceptions are listed in NIH notice NOT-OD-10-091. This policy does not modify existing “Just-in-Time” requirements or requests for additional information after the initial peer review.

The new policy is intended to expedite timely peer review, reduce burden on NIH extramural staff and peer reviewers, and provide a uniform amount of materials for each grant application going to review.

NIH notes that post-submission of application materials is not required. Adding materials to reviewer workload may be counterproductive, so applicants should consider carefully the need to send post-submission materials. Read more.

OMV Neuroscience Day Is May 10

Rajita Sinha, Ph.D. (left), will be the keynote speaker at OMV-SfN’s 2010 Neuroscience Day on Monday, May 10, at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Sinha is professor of psychiatry and director of the Yale Stress Center at Yale University. The title of her presentation is “Desire gone awry! Can the Neuroscience of Stress and Reward-seeking Provide Clues for Understanding and Treating Addiction?”

Neuroscience Day is free of charge for current chapter members. If you didn’t register in advance, you can register at Neuroscience Day and pay 2010 chapter dues, if necessary. See more details.

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The Ohio Miami Valley Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (OMV-SfN) is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes neuroscience research and education in the southwest Ohio region. The chapter’s sponsoring institutions include Miami University, the University of Cincinnati, and Wright State University.

Held every spring at one of OMV-SfN’s participating institutions, Neuroscience Day is the chapter’s showcase scientific meeting. The program includes a keynote presentation by a leading neuroscientist, student and post-doc presentations, and a poster competition and reception.