How to Review a Grant Proposal

© 2010 Ugur Akinci
Reviewing grant proposals properly is as critical a function as writing them.
What good is it to spend six months on a grant proposal only to have it trashed in the hands of an irresponsible reviewer?
Never forget that when you review a proposal you sometimes hold the career of another person in your hands.
So focus, pay attention, and try to be as constructive and informative as you can — and pray that someone else will show the same courtesy and responsibility towards your proposal.
Here is a great post on this rarely addressed topic, posted by an academician who has written nearly 30 proposal within three years — that’s a lot. During that period she’s got to read and write a lot of reviews. I’m glad that she decided to share her experiences with us and list the do’s and don’ts of proposal reviewing. It’s good stuff.
Click here to read the proposal review post