Review Branch Summary
The Social and Community Influences across the Lifecourse (SCIL) Review Branch is led by Dr. Elia Ortenberg. Applications appropriate for review in the SCIL study sections include studies that examine or identify social, interpersonal, community, and cultural influences on health, development, and well-being across the life span. Proposed studies cover a wide range of topics: Social development, group or community-level risk and protective factors, ethics, and community or population-level determinants of health. They also employ a wide range of study designs ranging from intervention studies in clinical trials, mixed methods approaches, longitudinal studies, and non-interventional study designs.
Study Sections
Community Influences on Health Behaviors Ends with Spring 2026 review meetings (May 2026 Advisory Council)
CIHB
New! Community & Place-Based Determinants of Health *Begins October 2026 Council Round ( Cycle I due dates).
CPDH
Psychosocial Development, Risk, and Prevention Ends with Spring 2026 review meetings (May 2026 Advisory Council)
PDRP
New! Psychosocial Influences on Healthy Development *Begins October 2026 Council Round ( Cycle I due dates).
PIHD
New! Population Dynamics and Health *Begins October 2026 Council Round ( Cycle I due dates).
PDAH
New! Social Determinants of Behavioral, Cognitive, and Psychological Health *Begins October 2026 Council Round ( Cycle I due dates).
SBCP
- Social and Environmental Determinants of Health SEDH
- Societal and Ethical Issues in Research SEIR
New! Social & Interpersonal Processes of Health Disparities *Begins October 2026 Council Round ( Cycle I due dates).
SIPH
Social Psychology, Personality, and Interpersonal Process Ends with Spring 2026 review meetings (May 2026 Advisory Council)
SPIP
Social Sciences and Population Studies A Ends with Spring 2026 review meetings (May 2026 Advisory Council)
SSPA
Social Sciences and Population Studies B Ends with Spring 2026 review meetings (May 2026 Advisory Council)
SSPB
- Training and Career Development: Social and Community Influences Across the Lifecourse T36A
- Training and Career Development: AIDS, Behavioral, and Population Sciences T36B
- Small Business: Social and Community Influences across the Lifecourse SCIL (10)
- Small Business: Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Processes SCIL (11)