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IISG Proposal Selection Process
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Under National Sea Grant
guidelines, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is required to follow the following
procedure when selecting proposals for funding.
Preproposal Review: IISG begins the
proposal selection process by requesting preproposals. Preproposals are
screened by an internal committee appointed by the IISG Director for their
applicability to IISG thematic areas, potential to impact management
decisions, appearance of scientific rigor, and funding level. Preproposal
selection is the only opportunity the IISG committee has to independently
select proposal topics of most interest.
Peer Review: The second step in the
research selection process begins with full proposal submission. Upon
submission, full proposals are sent out for external peer review. Three to
five reviewers are selected from universities, government agencies and
research institutions. Reviewers must be selected from outside Illinois and
Indiana to avoid conflicts of interest. Reviewers are selected for their
technical knowledge of the proposal subject area and ability to evaluate the
scientific merit of the work. Proposals that lack scientific rigor become
apparent during this process. Click here to see the
peer review form.
Expert Panel Review: After completion
of the technical review, an expert panel is convened to evaluate the
proposals in light of the technical reviews. The expert panel is made up of
people selected by the Director and includes the National Sea Grant Office
Program Officer. Members of the panel may not be from Illinois or Indiana or
have any conflict of interest with any of the researchers. Panel members are
usually senior scientists, department heads, agency directors, or in other
high level positions. Panel members are asked to evaluate not only the
technical merit of proposals, but the ability of the proposals to have an
impact. The panel scores and ranks each of the proposals.
Funding Decisions: The IISG internal
committee meets to make final funding recommendations based on the expert
panel ranking and the research funds available. Recommendations are
submitted to the National Sea Grant Office for approval. Upon approval,
researchers are asked to submit any necessary final paperwork. This
information is included in an Omnibus Proposal submitted to the National Sea
Grant Office in November of each year. Projects start March 1 of the
following year. |
