How are Ancillary Studies reviewed?

Ancillary Studies are reviewed with the same criteria as the NIH Five Dimensions of Scientific Merit. In addition, we evaluate whether the proposal is in line with Add Health priorities and policies, including the benefit to our user community and coverage of the entire Add Health cohort. We also consider the scientific priorities of our main funding agencies, particularly the Division of Behavioral and Social Research of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Population Dynamics Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). For further information on our review of Ancillary Study Proposals, please see our Contextual Study Researcher Guidelines or Biospecimen Study Researcher Guidelines.