February 2, 2007

For a Federal Grant, Complete This Maze

By DAN CARNEVALE

The NIH is about to require researchers to apply online at Grants.gov, a process that has stymied many users

This month, the National Institutes of Health will begin requiring most grant seekers to use an online system intended to simplify the application process. But the change is stirring up anxiety among college researchers who say the system is flawed and will complicate the job rather than streamline it.

The online service, called Grants.gov, is already being used on a

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