Submitting an Application
Application Receipt Dates and Review Schedule
| Application Receipt Date: New, Renewal*, Revision*, and Resubmission* | Initial Review Date | Council Review Date | Earliest Possible Start Date ** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipt Cycle 1 | January 25 | June/July | September/ October | December |
| Receipt Cycle 2 | May 25 | October/November | January/ February | April |
| Receipt Cycle 3 | September 25 | February/March | May/June | July |
* The move to electronic applications also has brought a change in terminology. The new Grants.gov terminology (included in the table above) corresponds to traditional NIH terms as follows:
- New = new
- Resubmission = a revised or amended application
- Renewal = Competing Continuation
- Continuation = Progress Report
- Revision = Competing Supplement
If the application receipt date falls on a weekend, the application must be postmarked by the application receipt date and received at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) by the following Monday.
If the application receipt date falls on a holiday, (but not on a weekend), the application must be postmarked by the application receipt date and received at CSR by the following day.
** Start dates are determined by the availability of NCI funds and may not occur until well after the earliest possible start date.
