The peer review process for awarding funds to international science research consortia: a qualitative developmental evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Background: Evaluating applications for multi-national, multi-disciplinary, dual-purpose research consortia is highly complex. There has been little research on the peer review process for evaluating grant applications and almost none on how applications for multi-national consortia are reviewed. Overseas development investments are increasingly being channelled into international science consortia to generate high-quality research while simultaneously strengthening multi-disciplinary research capacity. We need a better understanding of how such decisions are made and their effectiveness. Methods: An award-making institution planned to fund 10 UK-Africa research consortia. Over two annual rounds, 34 out of 78 eligible applications were shortlisted and reviewed by at least fiv

SUBMITTER: Gregorius S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5750705 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature