One of the key themes at the May 6, 2013, meeting of CSR’s Advisory Council was how to keep NIH peer review robust in difficult times. More... 

President Obama recently expressed his strong support for peer review at the celebration that marked the 150th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences. Leaders of other countries understand what he was saying. Over the last few years, they sent many delegations to CSR to learn about NIH peer review. More...

Sometimes reviewers will ask their Scientific Review Officers (SROs) if it is OK to show an assigned application to one of their colleagues. They say they could give a better review if they could consult a colleague. We are glad they ask because our SROs can tell them what is and is not permitted. More...

Reviewers have been receiving updated guidance on scoring research grant applications, training grant applications and scoring in general. Scientific Review Officers (SROs) are sharing with their reviewers updated guidance on scoring research grant applications, training/career award grant applications, and scoring in general. More...

To help ensure your application sails through the submission process and makes its way to peer review, CSR developed a list of things you should know and always do based on the problems we see applicants have all too frequently. More...

NIH recently released a much-improved version of the user guide reviewers use to help them navigate the Internet Assisted Review System. More...