NIH Schedules Closed Virtual Meetings for Scientific Grant Evaluations
Published Date: 6/27/2025
Notice
Summary
The Center for Scientific Review at the NIH is holding several closed virtual meetings in late July 2025 to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings protect sensitive info like personal details and trade secrets, so they’re not open to the public. Researchers applying for grants in behavioral sciences, vascular biology, and clinical care should note these review dates as they impact funding decisions.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Specified Dates for Grant Reviews
If you applied for NIH grant programs listed in the notice, your applications will be reviewed on specific July 2025 dates: July 24, July 25, July 28, and July 28–29, 2025. Panels named include RFA-OD-25-003 (R25 short courses in behavioral and social sciences), integrative vascular biology and hematology, interdisciplinary clinical care fellowships, drug discovery for nervous system disorders, mental health services research, the Complement-ARIE NAMs U24, biology and development of the eye, research to enhance mammalian models, and NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00); these virtual reviews will evaluate grant applications and relate to subsequent funding decisions.
Closed NIH Grant Review Meetings
The NIH Center for Scientific Review will hold multiple closed virtual meetings in late July 2025 under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6). The meetings are closed because discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets, patentable material, or personal information about applicants, protecting applicants' private and proprietary information.
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