title: Hematology grants workshop.
abstract: The process of writing an NIH grant application is complex and difficult. Understanding critical details of the review process is a key to success. In this article the authors analyze the NIH grant application process from the reviewer's perspective. They discuss NIH review criteria and highlight the characteristics of successful grant applications. They also suggest specific strategies to improve applications in terms of timeliness, clarity, focus, and independence and cover the key elements to revising an application that is not funded initially.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: James L M
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Alvin H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Schmaier
mesh_terms: D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000379:methods*; D006405:Hematology / Q000191:economics*; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000191:economics; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000379:methods; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States