| Evaluation Criteria
FORMAT FOR REVIEWS: Committee Guidelines
DESCRIPTION: Only a few sentences, if possible, to convey the substance of the project or basis of request.
CRITIQUE: Strengths and weaknesses that relate to timeliness, feasibility of approach, best scenario outcome, creativity
INVESTIGATOR: Indicate competence and independence.
BUDGET: Is it justified?
RECOMMENDATION:
1 - 10 for scholarly merit.
A-C for financial need.
Need:
Need refers not only to the applicant's justification of the budget of the proposed project but also to the total picture of support already available to the applicant (relative to the discipline), including start-up funds. The need score should also reflect the applicant’s effort to secure support elsewhere. The reviewer should analyze the Need Justification stated in the proposal, and previous support from
the Grant-in-Aid program or other internal sources
.
Need A
- A crucial need exists; the project would not proceed without this funding.
- Alternative internal and external funds are not currently available, are restricted or are already committed to specific expenditures.
- PI has not been funded by a Grant-in-Aid in the past five years or by other sources.
- When the project is completed, potential for external funding would be high (except for category #5).
- Applicant has a track record for publishing as well as a record of submitting proposals to external agencies (whether successful or not).
Need B
- A strong need exists: the project might proceed without funding, albeit not as rapidly.
- The project has received some funding already from
the Grant-in-Aid program or other sources.
- Partial funding may be an option for a very high quality project.
Need C
- The need for funding at this time is marginal or below.
- Applicant already has substantial funding (relative to discipline) which might legitimately be used for this project particularly unrestricted funds, e.g. start-up funds, endowed chair, etc. (The Need Justification section should clearly state why the proposed study could not be financed by start-up money or other unrestricted funds.)
- Applicant has received more than one Grant-in-Aid in the past five years.
Exception: Funding provided for Category 2, shared equipment, is not included in the two GIA maximum.
- Applicant has a Grant-in-Aid project in process.
- Applicant has submitted this proposal three times previously.
Applicants will not be penalized for having simultaneously submitted the same proposal to other sources of funding, as long as a funding decision is still pending. |
