Alert for NIH Fellowship Parent Funding Opportunities with Due Dates on April 8 and May 7, 2025

NIH was unable to reissue the NIH parent fellowship funding opportunities to use the new review criteria, FORMS-I forms, and FORMS-I application instructions in time for the April 8 and May 7 (AIDS and AIDS-related Application) due dates. 

  • Candidates applying to a parent Fellowship opportunity(PA-23-260, PA-23-261, PA-23-262, PA-23-263, PA-23-272)must use FORMS-H application forms and FORMS-H instructions. NIH will accept candidate biosketches with or without grades for applications submitted using FORMS-H. 
  • Candidates applying to a non-parent Fellowship opportunity (e.g., PAR-25-234, PAR-25-250, PAR-23-109, RFA-OD-24-007, or PAR-25-021)must use FORMS-I application forms and FORMS-I instructions.

NIH has provided links to helpful resources outlining the differences between FORMS-H and FORMS-I instructions and review criteria. Refer to the OSP Blog for more information.