Parent Funding Announcements:
Parent R01

• PA-20-183 (Parent R01) (expires May 8, 2024) – clinical trial required
• PA-20-185 (Parent R01) (expires May 8, 2024) – clinical trial not allowed
• PA-20-184 (Parent R01) (expires May 8, 2024) – basic experimental studies with humans required

Parent R03

• PA-20-200 (Parent R03) (expires May 8, 2024) – clinical trial not allowed

Parent R21

• PA-20-194 (Parent R21) (expires May 8, 2024) – clinical trial required
• PA-20-195 (Parent R21) (expires May 8, 2024) – clinical trial not allowed
• PA-20-196 (Parent R21) (expires May 8, 2024) – basic experimental studies with humans required

NIH Biosketch Templates and Sample Pages:
Click here to find the most up-to-date biosketch templates on NIH’s website.
Click here for the most up-to-date biosketch instructions on NIH’s website (Forms E, 2018).

• Blank Biosketch Template.docx: Blank biosketch template for (non-fellowship) applications – last updated March 2020
• Sample Biosketch Template.docx: Sample biosketch for (non-fellowship) applications – last updated March 2020

Parent Funding Announcements:
Predoctoral Fellowships

• PA-21-050 (Parent F30) (expires Sept. 8, 2023) – MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree
• PA-21-051 (Parent F31) (expires Sept. 8, 2023) – PhD or equivalent research degree
• PA-21-052 (Parent F31 Diversity) (expires Sept. 8, 2023) – PhD or equivalent research degree for students from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups

Postdoctoral Fellowships

• PA-21-048 (Parent F32) (expires Sept. 8, 2023)

Upcoming Workshops:
Workshops for F grant applicants are hosted by the BU’s BEST program.

NIH Biosketch Templates and Sample Pages:
Click here to find the most up-to-date biosketch templates on NIH’s website.
Click here for the most up-to-date biosketch instructions on NIH’s website (Forms E, 2018).

• Blank Fellowship Biosketch Template.docx: Blank biosketch for fellowship applications – last updated March 2020
• Predoctoral Fellowship Biosketch Sample: Sample biosketch for postdoctoral fellowship applications only – last updated March 2020
• Postdoctoral Fellowship Biosketch Sample: Sample biosketch for predoctoral fellowship applications only – last updated March 2020

Training Grant (T: institutional and F: individual) templates can be found on the GMS website.
Link here (Kerberos password required).

• BU’s CTSI provides workshops for K grants, and applicants seeking to transition from K to R mechanisms.
• BU’s Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs Office offers resources for K99/R00 applicants.

The Foundation Relations team helps faculty and staff seek out, apply for, secure, and steward gifts and philanthropic grants from private foundations and nongovernmental organizations.

Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities and Fellowships that Support Early Career Faculty: A compendium authored by Lewis-Burke Associates and released by BU Federal Relations. (Kerberos password required.)

PD Budget Template

• Use tab 1 for federal applications
• Use tab 2 for non-federal applications (with F&A exclusions for Sub-Awards)
• Use tab 3 for non-federal applications (without F&A exclusion)
• Use tab 4 for industry applications

• Resources and major equipment sample page
• Multi-PI leadership plan and sample page
• Resource/data sharing plan and sample page
• Model organism sharing plan and sample page
• Select Agents Documentation
• Budget Justification sample page
• Key points for Vertebrate Animals

Click here for the most up-to-date NIH application instructions on NIH’s website (SF424 guidelines).

Boston University and Boston Medical Center can submit research applications and receive research funding.

• If you are a BMC investigator, please contact your Grant Administrator in BMC’s Research Operations Grants and Contracts Office.
• If you need help determining whether you should submit through Chobanian & Avedisian SOM or BMC, please visit the PI Finder website for instructions and a link to access the password-protected database.

Click here to view OSP’s instructions on how to create a digital signature in Adobe and use it to sign your PSF.

These applications were generously provided by the investigators as examples of good grantsmanship. However, these samples may not reflect the latest NIH guidelines or format. Please work with your PD associate to obtain the most recent guidelines for your funding opportunity!

• NIAID: Several investigators have graciously agreed to share their exceptional applications and summary statements as samples to help the research community. Sample grants include: research grants (R01, R03, R15, R21, R21/R33), small business grants (R41, R42, R43, R44), and training and career awards (K01, K08, F31). NIAID also provides sample forms, plans, letters, emails, and more. For more information, visit niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/sample-applications.
• NCI: Several investigators and their organizations agreed to let specific study sections post excerpts of their grant applications online. Find examples of funded R01, R03, and R21 grants below.
  • Behavioral Research Program (BRP)
  • Implementation Science (IS) with dissemination and implementation (D&I) grant applications
  • Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP)
• Links to other sample applications, attachments, and other documents