The Approach criterion: why does it matter so much in peer review?

While preparing for a recent talk, I took a close look at our data on the scoring of grant applications. Every applicant wants great scores, and we want to help you understand how you’ll be scored, and why. For example, you may have heard that the Approach criterion score is highly correlated with the final impact score assigned to a grant application. Let’s get into the details of that. As most applicants for NIH grants know, reviewers assess research grant applications using five criteria.

Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - July 31, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Robin Barr, Director of the Division of Extramural Activities Source Type: blogs