Is a cover letter required with Changed/Corrected applications?
Changed/Corrected applications submitted before the submission date do not require a cover letter. Any application submitted after the submission date (even if within the five business day correction window that NIH is allowing as we transition) must include a cover letter. The cover letter is not saved from one application submission attempt to the next, so the cover letter submitted with the final assembled application should include ALL the information that you want to convey to NIH. For electronic submissions, the cover letter is an attachment (in PDF format) to the PHS 398 Cover Letter File component found in the Optional Documents section of the application package.
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- Is a cover letter required with Changed/Corrected applications?
