I’m
curious if anyone has noticed or experienced this before on an NIH submission.
The
question asking if the PI is a new investigator was answered properly “yes”
on the PureEdge form. But the NIH-generated cover page (summary page
BEFORE the SF424 (R&R) face page) of the resulting .pdf file (the same file
from which the reviewer reads) indicates “no” in the new
investigator field.
There
is more than a small chance that the reviewer would look at this summary/cover
page first and believe it is NOT from a new investigator, than to notice the correct
answer buried in the middle of page 22 on the 60-page proposal file.
I had
not been proofing that page in the past, so we could have noticed it during the
two-day window, but it wouldn’t have changed anything as the form was
completed properly. As it is, this applicant has a score that is in the
gray area and is concerned that he may not receive the benefit of being a new
investigator. We will contact the funding institute to be sure it is clarified
but thought I’d pass on the glitch.
Any
others had this issue?
Lori A. Wallin, Grant Coordinator
Department
of Pediatrics
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