The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's primary medical research agency, made up of 27 Institutes and Centers supporting billions of dollars in research funding annually across a vast array of biomedical and behavioral research areas. Please use the links below to learn more about the agency and prepare your application.
Learn About the NIH
- NIH Mission & Goals — Overview of NIH's mission, funding goals, and research priorities.
- NIH Priority Topic Areas — A centralized list of research areas of particular interest to NIH Institutes and Centers.
- NIH Find Grant Funding — Browse and search all active NIH funding opportunities.
- Search NIH Awarded Grants — Search past and current NIH-funded projects by investigator, institution, or keyword.
Apply for NIH Funding
- Grants Process Overview — A step-by-step overview of the NIH application and award process.
- Write Your Application — NIH's official guidance on formatting and writing a competitive grant application.
- NIH All About Grants Podcast — Short episodes from NIH's Office of Extramural Research covering key topics in the application and award process.
Sample Applications and Templates
- NIAID Sample Applications — Funded sample applications and summary statements for R01, R03, R15, R21, K, F, and other grant types.
- NIH Biosketch Format and Samples — Required biosketch format, instructions, and sample documents for NIH grant applications.
Data Management and Sharing Policy
- HSLS LibGuide: NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy — Guidance from Pitt's Health Sciences Library System to help Pitt researchers comply with NIH's data management and sharing policy, which took effect January 25, 2023.
Recorded NIH Resources & Webinars
- NIH Grants Fundamentals — YouTube Playlist — A YouTube playlist guiding viewers through the full lifecycle of submitting a grant to NIH.
- Current & Recent NIH Webinars — Upcoming and recently recorded NIH virtual events covering grants and funding topics.
- NIGMS Grant Writing Webinar Series — Webinars from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences focused on grant writing for researchers at institutions building research capacity.
- NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration — Recorded presentations from NIH's Virtual Seminar covering program funding and grants administration (from 2021).