Consolidated List of Reviewer Documents

General Resources

• Policy & Procedure for the Recruitment of Individuals Employed at Federal Agencies for NIH Scientific Review Groups (SRGs) (PDF, 564 KB) - 01/25/2024
• Employment Certification Form (PDF, 153 KB) - 02/29/2024
• Ban on Lobbyists Serving on Advisory Committees (PDF, 21 KB) - 08/01/2023
• Chair Orientation (PDF, 120 KB) - 07/26/2018
• NIH Security, Confidentiality, and Nondisclosure Agreement (PDF, 16 KB) - 08/08/2023
• Registration Instructions for NIH reviewers to Receive Reimbursement and Honoraria (PDF, 367 KB) - 07/01/2014
• NIH Reviewer Orientation (PDF, 321 KB) - 12/11/2018
• Reimbursement Rates for Non-Federal Reviewers (PDF, 253 KB) - 09/09/2015
• Non-Federal Peer Review Travel Guidelines (PDF, 225 KB) - 06/03/2022

For Simplified Review Framework ONLY

• Video Introduction to the Simplified Review Framework - 03/14/2025
• Reviewer Training Slides for the Simplified Review Framework - 03/19/2025

For Revised NIH Fellowship Application and Review Process

• Fellowship Reviewer Training Slides (PDF) - 07/22/2025

• NIH Conflict of Interest Rules (PDF, 171 KB) - effective 01/25/2024
• Pre-and-Post-Meeting COI Certification Changes in IAR (PDF, 26 KB)

Grants certifications (effective 01/25/2024)

• NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Pre-Review Certification, Non-Federal (PDF)
• NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Post-Review Certification, Non-Federal (PDF)
• NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Pre-Review Certification, Federal (PDF)
• NIH Conflict of Interest Grants Post-Review Certification, Federal (PDF)

Contracts certifications (effective 01/25/2024)

• NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Pre-Review Certification, Non-Federal (PDF)
• NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Post-Review Certification, Non-Federal (PDF)
• NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Pre-Review Certification Federal (PDF)
• NIH Conflict of Interest Contract Post-Review Certification Federal (PDF)

Further Guidance

• Conflict of Interest Guidance: Contract Reviews (PDF, 37 KB)
• Conflict of Interest Guidance: Grant Reviews (PDF, 36 KB)
• Protecting Peer Review (PDF, 152 KB)

For BOTH Simplified Review Framework AND Non-Simplified Review Framework

• Reviewer Guidance Clinical Trial Applications (PDF) - 03/03/2025
• Applications Proposing Use of Human Embryonic Stem Cells (PDF) - 10/03/2024
• Guidance for Review of Human Subjects Protections (PDF) - 03/03/2025
• Guidelines for the Review of Inclusion (PDF) - 03/28/2025
• Data Management and Sharing Policy Guidance for NIH Reviewers (PDF) - 01/25/2023
• Reviewer Guidance to Evaluate Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) (PDF) - 08/08/2016
• Revision Applications (PDF) - 12/18/2015
• Worksheet for the Vertebrate Animals Section (VAS) (PDF) - 06/22/2017
• Reviewer Training Module for the Vertebrate Animals Section - 03/23/2021
• VAS Reviewer Cheat Sheet (PDF) - 03/23/2021
• Guidance on Review of Biohazards Including Select Agents (PDF) - 03/17/2025
• Budget and Period of Support Guidance for Reviewers (PDF) - 09/03/2024

For Simplified Review Framework ONLY

• Reviewer Guidance on Rigor and Transparency - SRF (PDF) - 03/03/2025

For Non-Simplified Review Framework ONLY

• Reviewer Guidance on Rigor and Transparency - non SRF (PDF) - 03/03/2025
• Resource Sharing Plans (PDF) - 09/04/2024

For Revised NIH Fellowship Application and Review Process

• Reviewer Guidance on Evaluating NIH Fellowship Applications (PDF) - 07/22/2025

For Simplified Review Framework ONLY

• Scoring Guidance for the Simplified Review Framework (PDF, 85 KB) - 03/14/2025
• Reviewer Guide to Evaluating Applications for the Simplified Review Framework (PDF, 146 KB) - 03/14/2025

For Non-Simplified Review Framework ONLY

• Scoring System and Procedure (PDF, 70 KB) - 03/18/2015

• Working with Review Critique Templates (Word) (PDF, 181 KB)
• Working with Review Critique Templates (Online / OCT)
• Writing Effective Critiques for Research Applications (PDF, 211 KB)