NIH Locks Doors on Science Grant Review Sessions
Published Date: 6/5/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review is holding several closed virtual meetings in July 2025 to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings protect private info and trade secrets while deciding which science projects get funding. If you’re a researcher or small business applying for grants, these reviews shape who gets money and when.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Small Business Grant Reviews — July 7-8
If you are a small business applicant to the NIH Small Business: Computational, Modeling, and Biodata Management panel, your grant applications will be reviewed and evaluated in a closed virtual meeting on July 7-8, 2025 (9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.). The meetings are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets, commercial property, and personal information.
Infectious Diseases Study Section Review
If you applied to the Infectious Diseases and Immunology B Integrated Review Group (Immunobiology of Transplantation and Alloimmunity), your grant applications will be reviewed and evaluated in a closed virtual meeting on July 7-8, 2025 (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). The meetings are closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information.
Fellowship Applications Reviewed July 8-9
If you applied for fellowships in Vascular and Hematological Systems, Surgical Sciences, Biomedical Imaging, or Bioengineering, your applications will be reviewed and evaluated in a closed virtual meeting on July 8-9, 2025 (8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.). The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect patentable material and personal information.
Small Business Sensory Tech Reviews — July 8-9
If you are a small business applicant to the NIH Small Business: Sensory Technologies (Vision, Auditory and Low Vision) panel, your grant applications will be reviewed and evaluated in a closed virtual meeting on July 8-9, 2025 (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). The meeting is closed under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(6) to protect confidential trade secrets and personal information.
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