CARTI Grant Review Service

Pre-submission Review to Strengthen Your Next Grant Submission

CARTI offers expert internal peer review to strengthen the quality, clarity, and impact of NIH grant submissions.

Format:

• Participants will submit a complete draft of their grant application and receive detailed review by two faculty who are funded and experienced reviewers with matching technical and/or scientific expertise.
• Participants will receive written critiques with “in document” comments & an NIH style summary of strengths and areas for improvement to revise their application prior to submission.

 

Eligibility:

• Must be full time faculty member in University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Must have complete draft of your grant application prepared at least 7 weeks prior to the grant deadline, including:
  1. Funding Opportunity Announcement information
  2. Specific Aims
  3. Research Strategy
  4. Biosketches of all key personnel
  5. Budget justification
  6. Training plan & letters of support (for career development awards only)

 

Key Dates for Upcoming Deadlines:

NIH February 2027 Submissions*

*The spring deadline schedule is abbreviated to accommodate university closures

Date                                   Milestone

October 26^th                    Deadline to submit letter of interest for grant review

January 4^th                       Draft of complete grant application due 

January 19^th                     Grant reviews received & begin revising draft

February 5^th                      Grant submitted              

 

NIH March 2027 Submissions

Date                                  Milestone

November 9^th                  Deadline to submit letter of interest for grant review

January 19^th                     Draft of complete grant application due 

February 1^st                      Grant reviews received & begin revising draft

March 5^th                           Grant submitted              

 

Submit a letter of Interest Form for a Grant Review

 

Become a Reviewer