Dr. Sally Amero, NIH Review Policy Officer, explains the application review criteria, how they are scored, and how the reviewers arrive at the final overall score.

Dr. Alan Willard, Chief of the Scientific Review Branch at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, discusses what goes on during a study section meeting.

Dr. Suzanne Fisher, Director of the Division of Receipt and Referral, explains what is checked when NIH receives your application and how it gets assigned to a study section.

Dr. Henry Khachaturian describes independent career development awards – what they are, how to select the right one, and what to address in your application. Visit the extramural training page at: https://grants.nih.gov/training/extramural.htm.

Dr. Sally Rockey, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, discusses which parts of your application are made public via the RePORTER website, why you should use plain language when writing these sections, and gives some examples.

Dr. Sharon Milgram, director of NIH's Office of Intramural Training and Education, describes how tenure-track positions at the NIH work and explains how to find postdoctoral fellowships on the NIH campuses. To explore intramural training and career opportunities, visit www.training.nih.gov.

Dr. Rod Ulane explains the importance of your graduate mentor and why writing a grant in graduate

school is a good idea. For more information on fellowships and training opportunities, visit http://www.grants.nih.gov/training/.

Dr. Henry Khachaturian describes mentored career development awards—what they are, how to select the right one, and what to address in your application. Visit the extramural training page at: https://grants.nih.gov/training/extramural.htm.

Dr. Milton Hernandez describes funding options for junior and senior postdocs and talks about the importance of having mentors.

Dr. Roger Sorensen explains what NIH grant programs new faculty members should be using to fund their budding research program.