How a Grant is Ranked and Scored?"

CIHR Process

Written evaluations include:

A brief synopsis of the proposal

An assessment of the proposal (strengths and weaknesses) in relation to the evaluation criteria

Comments on issues that should be flagged

Comments on the budget requested

Applicant: Smith, John

Title: Role of butyrate in curing cancer

Request: $154,870 for five years

Assessment of Applicant:

Dr John Smith is a Full Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology etc etc etc.He has published a total of 158 papers, one book and 21 book chapters. Duringthe past five years, he has published 55 papers (37 as contributing author)published in good to very good journals. His research program is currently fundedby grants from CBCF, Terry Fox Foundation (co-PI) and CCSRI (co-PI). Theapplicant’s research group has expertise in the majority of the methods to be applied in this proposal and has called in collaborators when needed.

Proposal:

The applicant will study the mechanism of action of butyrate…. Two specific aims were proposed: Aim 1: … Aim 2 ……… Preliminary data:  The applicant demonstrated that butyrate….

Critique: The preliminary data demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed work.  Strengths…. Weaknesses…. 

Summary

This is an excellent proposal that incorporates studies to explore the structural and functional aspects of butyrate…..

Budget

The budget is reasonable. Recommended term 5 years.

Rating

4.4

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The Rating

CCSRI Review Process

Chart showing panel average score (▲) and individual reviewers scores (●) for eachapplication. Numbers after applicant's name reflects the level of enthusiasm of the panelfor each application. For example Smith (8/1/4) would indicate that of the 8 reviewersin the room scoring this application, 1 suggested that it must be funded while 4 put theapplication at their desirable funding level. The absence of numbers after the applicantsname indicates that no reviewer suggested the application be funded.

Panel expertise:

Range of applications:  Number of applications:

Renewals: 8New: 30Reapplications: 9

Cut-offs:

hard: 4.10 and above; 8 applications (18% success rate)   soft: 3.99 and above

Project summaries:

Report from Chair to Advisory Committee on Research (ACOR)