Letters of Support
Check the FOA to determine whether any additional program-specific letters of support are required. In general, other letters are not required by NIH unless they are needed to document a specific commitment that is essential to the proposed training program.The required 10-page Institutional Letter of Support may be combined with other Letters of Support into a single PDF attachment.
Guidance:
- Letters are not required from individual participating faculty mentors
- Consultants, if applicable.
- Letters should include rate/charge for consulting services and confirm their role(s) in the project.
- Consortium partner(s)
- Letters from an internal or external advisory committee members. Typical letters simply confirm that the individual agrees to serve and briefly describes their role, for example:
- Participating in annual program reviews
- Evaluating trainee progress
- Advising on program improvements
- Providing an external perspective on the training program.
- These are commitment letters, not recommendation letters.
- Individual letters from Advisory Committee members are not required
Important Notes:
- Combine all Letters of Support into a single PDF file, with the institutional 10 page letter first.
- Use of hyperlinks and URLs is not allowed unless specified in the NOFO
- Do not place these letters in the appendix
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