Upcoming May 25, 2026 NIH Requirements Open Office Hours

NIH FY 26 Recent Policy Changes

NIH announced several changes in policy and procedures within their FY26 year. OSR is holding a brief overview of each policy change and will offer office hours to answer questions as the due date gets closer. Register for a date to receive a zoom invitation. 

Policy changes are active for NIH applications due on or after May 25, 2026.

• 2025 Biographical Sketch and Common Forms 
• 2026 Research Security Training Requirements 
• 2026 Data Management and Sharing Plan Update 
• 2026 NIH PF5 Mechanism 
• Other FY 26 NIH changes already in effect for submissions 

Registration available for Open Office hours to answer NIH Requirements 

• April 9^th 2026 from 1:10pm-2:00pm Please Register for Zoom Invitation
• April 30^th 2026 from 10:10am – 11:00am Please Register for Zoom Invitation

Resources Pages

• Other Support 

• NIH Biographical Sketch Format

• Other Support FAQ's

• Other Support Resources Teams Channel

Related Announcements

• 3/13/2026 NIH PF5 Application Notification due by March 26  (includes resources and links to presentations)

• 2/6/2026 NIH Extends Leniency Period for Common Forms Implementation(includes past notices and links to presentations)