NIH Hides Away to Pick Brainy Grant Winners
Published Date: 5/5/2025
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Summary
The NIH’s Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in early June 2025 to review and evaluate grant applications related to brain disorders, health behavior, pain, and communication. These meetings keep sensitive info private to protect personal and commercial secrets. Researchers applying for grants should note these dates as they impact funding decisions but don’t involve public attendance or extra costs.
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Closed NIH Grant Review Meetings in June 2025
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold closed virtual meetings from June 2 through June 6, 2025 to review and evaluate grant applications for several study sections (for example: Brain Disorders; Risk, Prevention and Health Behavior; Neurobiology of Pain and Itch; Language and Communication; Clinical Neurodegeneration; Imaging Technology for Neuroscience; Lifestyle Change and Behavioral Health; and Cancer Cell Biology). The meetings are closed to the public under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, patentable material, and personal information; researchers applying for grants should note these dates because they affect funding decisions and there is no public attendance or extra cost.
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