March 18, 2026

The Biographical Sketch Common Form must be used for all NIH grant application, Just-in-Time, Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR), and Prior Approval submissions  to NIH with due dates on or after January 25, 2026.

Have you explored our Fellowship opportunities? We wanted to remind you that NIH fellowships are open to early career scientists, including at the predoctoral and postdoctoral level.

NIH has developed a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) for investigators planning applications with Basic Experimental Studies with Humans (BESH) on or after May 25, 2026 to clarify that the information in the latest Guide Notice only applies to basic science studies/BESH. 

To promote transparency, each year we provide information about the NIH’s investments of taxpayer funds in extramural biomedical research and related activities. Today, we are sharing funding data for fiscal years (FYs) 2023 to 2025.

NIH would like to remind the extramural research community that NIH requires recipients to submit a certification to NIH that all nonexempt research involving human subjects has been reviewed and approved by an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB).