Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
September 5, 2023 - Lisa Helbling Chadwick, Ph.D. is a program director at the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), coordinates programs for early stage investigators. In this presentation, Dr. Chadwick takes you inside the "black box" of the NIH funding system by answering important questions such as: How is the NIH organized?; What kind of research does NHGRI fund?; What happens to my application after I submit it?; Who should I talk to?; and more!
About Funding for New and Early-Stage Investigators: genome.gov/research-funding/Funding-Opportunities/New-and-Early-Stage-Investigators
About Lisa Helbling Chadwick: genome.gov/staff/Lisa-Helbling-Chadwick-PhD
Chapters:
00:00 - Opening Remarks
01:02 - How the NIH is organized and why grant writers should care
02:44 - What kind of research does NHGRI fund?
03:53 - Program Officers, how to find them, and how they can help you
07:11 - Understanding the different kinds of Notices of Funding Opportunity
09:25 - New and Early Investigator status
11:57 - You’ve submitted your application, now what?
12:59 - How does a grant review work?
14:42 - Write with your reviewers in mind
16:45 - Next steps after your application is reviewed
18:27 - NHGRI’s webpage for New and Early Stage Investigators
September 5, 2023 - Lisa Helbling Chadwick, Ph.D. is a program director at the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), coordinates programs for early stage investigators. In this presentation, Dr. Chadwick takes you inside the "black box" of the NIH funding system by answering important questions such as: How is the NIH organized?; What kind of research does NHGRI fund?; What happens to my application after I submit it?; Who should I talk to?; and more!
About Funding for New and Early-Stage Investigators: genome.gov/research-funding/Funding-Opportunities/New-and-Early-Stage-Investigators
About Lisa Helbling Chadwick: genome.gov/staff/Lisa-Helbling-Chadwick-PhD
Chapters:
00:00 - Opening Remarks
01:02 - How the NIH is organized and why grant writers should care
02:44 - What kind of research does NHGRI fund?
03:53 - Program Officers, how to find them, and how they can help you
07:11 - Understanding the different kinds of Notices of Funding Opportunity
09:25 - New and Early Investigator status
11:57 - You’ve submitted your application, now what?
12:59 - How does a grant review work?
14:42 - Write with your reviewers in mind
16:45 - Next steps after your application is reviewed
18:27 - NHGRI’s webpage for New and Early Stage Investigators










