John Hopkins University Faculty members applying for NIH funding in the area of HIV/AIDS are able to request an internal scientific review of their grant application.
- The specific aims of a project must have been previously reviewed by the CFAR, either through a Specific Aims Lightning Round or through a request to the Developmental Core and feedback must have been incorporated into the current proposal. It is strongly recommended that this occur AT LEAST 3 months prior to a NIH submission deadline to allow time to consider feedback and meet with your mentors.
- At any point in the year, you may e-mail your specific aims to cfar@jhmi.edu and request a review.
- Throughout the year, the CFAR will offer Specific Aims Lightning Rounds where you will have the opportunity to submit your aims to an open review and interactive session with 2 senior faculty members and a group of your peers. These will be announced through the CFAR mailing list and on the website.
- AT LEAST six weeks before the internal grant deadline (date due to ORA/JURA), you may submit your specific aims and research project plan to the CFAR (cfar@jhmi.edu). It does not have to be the final version, but it should be fully developed
- You must also include a cover letter stating:
- Your name, affiliation, contact information
- Type of grant and PA number
- Internal grant deadline (date due to ORA/JURA)
- Title of study
- Co-investigators
- Mentor
- Any areas of particular need of review that the applicant feels would be helpful
- Suggestions for reviewers (not guaranteed to be assigned)
The Developmental Core with the Executive Committee will assign reviewers based on topic. Two reviewers will evaluate the proposal and provide written feed back to the applicant. A call or face-to-face meeting may be offered by the reviewers, but will otherwise be anonymous. The CFAR administrator is available to assist with compiling the comments, scheduling calls, etc.
**Internal Scientific Review is NOT available for the CFAR Faculty Development awards (Scholar Awards, Small Grants, Microgrants)
Please note: If you would like a biostatistics or other core consult, this should take place well before the scientific review via the CFAR services request process. More information about service requests can be found on this website or by sending an e-mail to cfar@jhmi.edu