NIH Grant Not Discussed? Here's How to Prep for Your Resubmission

First off: UGH. I’m so sorry.

Getting bad news is never fun, and it’s completely normal to feel a mix of disappointment, frustration, and maybe even dread. After all, the stakes are incredibly high.

Whether you’ve been banging your head against the wall on this particular application for a few cycles now, or whether this is your first time getting triaged (Welcome! Grab yourself a piña colada and introduce yourself to the others), there’s no two ways about it: it SUCKS.

Once you’ve had some time to process your feelings about it (and you definitely should), it’s time to dust yourself off and figure out what’s next.

And that starts with figuring out how to decipher your Summary Statement.

It might seem obvious to you what needs to be done (after all, the reviewers didn’t hold back in their critiques of your Approach)—but:

There’s more to a successful resubmission than responding to the critiques about your Approach.

(A lot more.)

I put together a ~30 minute training for you that walks you through the five moves you need to make for a successful NIH resubmission: whether that’s an actual resubmission (A1), a new submission (A0), or a pivot to a different funding mechanism or agency.

You can watch it inside our free resource library. Sign up here.