Summary Statements and Priority Scores Set for Automatic Early Release.
—Potential investigators who submit grant applications to the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Md, or other National Institutes of Health (NIH) components will automatically receive summary statements containing reviewers' comments and priority scores before final review of their proposals at advisory council meetings.
Investigators previously received this information after council meetings had taken place. Summary statements without priority scores had also been available prior to council meetings if requested under the Privacy Act.
Starting with the current round of grants, which will receive final consideration at advisory council meetings in May, the statements and priority scores will be sent to principal investigators and program directors immediately following determination of merit by initial review groups or study sections.
More information regarding this change of procedure is available in the Jan 6,1984 issue of the NIH Guide
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