Your First Application Didn ’t Get Funded? Apply Again!

This post is part of a series outlining NIGMS research priorities, funding opportunities, and the grant application process. You can read more posts in this series and sign up to receive all future posts delivered straight to your inbox. The previous post in this series covered tips for crafting a strong grant application. However, the reality is that not all applications will be funded. If you’ve applied to a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and your application didn’t get funding, you may have received the following advice from colleagues, mentors, and even NIH program staff: “Keep trying until you succeed.” An unsuccessful application can certainly feel disappointing. But as long as the NOFO you applied to is still active or has been reissued, and you and your institution are still eligible, you can apply again, regardless of whether the specific funding opportunity you applied to allows official resubmissions or not. In this post, we highlight options and next steps that an investigator has when applying again after an unsuccessful application. Review Your Summary Statement and Contact Your Program Officer You received a summary statement with the reviewers’ comments about your application. Summary statements are issued for all applications, even those that weren’t discussed. Carefully study the critiques and summary of the discussion (if the application was discussed), then make an appointment with the assigned program officer (PO). You...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Tags: Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Preparing an Application Source Type: blogs