Designing for the Future: The New Open Suite of Programs and Peer Review Process (Winter-Spring 2013) – Long descriptions
Stakeholder Satisfaction – Peer Review (Percent of respondents who provided an opinion)
| Peer Reviewers | Applicants & Grantees | Institutional Stakeholders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency of the peer review process | Fairness of the peer review process | Quality of peer review judgements | Consistency of peer review judgements | Consistency of peer review judgements | ||
| % | Satisfied | 79 | 70 | 54 | 40 | 40 |
| Dissatisfied | 17 | 26 | 44 | 58 | 48 | |
CIHR OOGP - Inflow and Outflow (Spring 2010 - Fall 2011)
| Committee | Number of Source PRCs for each PRC (for applications transferred in from 1st Choice PRC) | Number of Outgoing PRCs from each PRC (for applications transferred Out by 1st Choice PRC) |
|---|---|---|
| n = 49 committees N.B. Split committees are merged in analysis. |
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| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 | |
| 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 10 | 16 | |
| 10 | 21 | |
| 10 | 22 | |
| 10 | 25 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 11 | 13 | |
| 11 | 15 | |
| 11 | 17 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 12 | 7 | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
| 12 | 20 | |
| Cell Bio. Mech. Disease | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 2 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
| 14 | 7 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
| 14 | 12 | |
| 14 | 19 | |
| 14 | 20 | |
| 15 | 2 | |
| Genetics | 15 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | |
| 15 | 17 | |
| 16 | 10 | |
| 17 | 22 | |
| 19 | 8 | |
| 20 | 5 | |
| 10 | 16 | |
| 23 | 12 | |
An example...
| Reviewed By Cell Bio. Mech. D. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 PRCs | Bch & Mol. Bio. A | 1st Choice Cell Bio. Mech. D. (n = 296) 58% received their first choice (125 Got reviewed by another committee) |
171 | 211 |
| Bch & Mol. Bio. B | ||||
| Biomed. Engin. | ||||
| Can. Bio. & Therap. | ||||
| Card.Vasc. Sys. B | ||||
| Card.Vasc. Sys. C | ||||
| Cell Phys. | ||||
| Clin. Invest. A | ||||
| Diab. Ob. Lip & Lipo. | ||||
| Dev. Bio. | ||||
| Endocrin. | ||||
| Genetics | ||||
| Haema. Dig. D.Kid. | ||||
| Immun. Transp. | ||||
| Micro & Infec. D. | ||||
| Mol. & Cell Neuro. SC. | ||||
| Mol. Cell Bio. of Can | ||||
| Mov & Exerc. | ||||
| Pharma. & Toxic. | ||||
| Pharma. Sc. | ||||
| Resp. Syst. | ||||
| Sys. & Clin Neuro. Sc. | ||||
| Virol. & Viral Path. | ||||
| 13 PRCs | Bch & Mol. Bio. A | 2nd Choice Cell Bio. Mech. D. (n = 556) or Applicants had another 1st Choice Committee |
20 + 20 |
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| Can. Bio. Therap. | ||||
| Can. Prog. & Therap. | ||||
| Cell Phys. | ||||
| Clinic. Invest. B | ||||
| Experim. Med. | ||||
| Genomics | ||||
| Haema. Dig. D. Kid. | ||||
| Micro. Infec. D. | ||||
| Mol. & Cell Neuro. SC. | ||||
| Mol. Cell Bio. of Can | ||||
| Mov. & Exerc. | ||||
| Pharma. Sc. | ||||
Feedback Collected from CIHR's Research Community (From February 8 to May 1, 2012)
- Face-to-Face Discussions
- 82 discussions with research institutions, associations and partners.
- Web-based Discussion Forum
- 186 subscribers
- 22 comments posted
- Design Discussion Document Feedback Form
- The feedback form was sent to 1,691 targeted researchers
- 513 completed feedback forms were submitted
- One-way Correspondence
- 206 e-mails and letters received
Investigator-driven operating grants budgetary envelope (OOGP) (Millions)
- 2000-01: $225
- 2001-02: $265
- 2002-03: $290
- 2003-04: $315
- 2004-05: $330
- 2005-06: $360
- 2006-07: $380
- 2007-08: $410
- 2008-09: $440
- 2009-10: $430
- 2010-11: $445
- 2011-12: $448
2011-12:
- # new grants: 802
- # applications: 4,578
- Average multi-year grant size: ~$600k
- Success rate: 17.5%
2007-08:
- # new grants: 816
- # applications: 3,625
- Average multi-year grant size:~$540k
- Success rate: 22.6%
Modelled Counts of Foundation and Project grants (at steady state)
| Number of Nominated Principal Investigators | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Foundation | ||
| Total # | 2200 | 750 | |
| Total Amount of in-year funding held (in thousands of dollars) | $25 | 0 | 0 |
| $50 | 0 | 0 | |
| $75 | 100 | 0 | |
| $100 | 255 | 55 | |
| $125 | 435 | 70 | |
| $150 | 565 | 95 | |
| $175 | 435 | 85 | |
| $200 | 165 | 65 | |
| $225 | 80 | 50 | |
| $250 | 45 | 40 | |
| $275 | 30 | 30 | |
| $300 | 30 | 25 | |
| $325 | 15 | 25 | |
| $350 | 5 | 20 | |
| $375 | 0 | 20 | |
| $400 | 0 | 20 | |
| $425 | 5 | 20 | |
| $450 | 5 | 15 | |
| $475 | 5 | 15 | |
| $500 | 5 | 15 | |
| $525 | 5 | 10 | |
| $550 | 5 | 10 | |
| $575 | 5 | 5 | |
| $600 | 0 | 5 | |
| $625 | 5 | 5 | |
| $650 | 5 | 5 | |
| $675 | 5 | 5 | |
| $700 | 0 | 5 | |
| $725 | 5 | 0 | |
| $750 | 0 | 5 | |
| $775 | 0 | 5 | |
| $800 | 0 | 5 | |
| $825 | 0 | 5 | |
| $850 | 0 | 0 | |
| $875 | 0 | 0 | |
| $900 | 0 | 5 | |
| $925 | 0 | 5 | |
| $950 | 0 | 5 | |
| $975 | 0 | 0 | |
| ≥$1000 | 0 | 30 | |
The Foundation Scheme
Stage 1 Screening – Caliber of Applicant
Procedural Elements:
- Submit Stage 1 Application
- Match application to 5 reviewers
- Complete Stage 1 Remote Review
- Results
Vision/Program Direction
Caliber of the Applicant
- Research Leadership
- Productivity
- Significance of Contributions
Stage 2 – Quality of Proposed Program, Research Capacity and Support Environment
Procedural Elements:
- Submit Stage 2 Application
- Match application to 5 reviewers
- Complete Stage 2 Remote Review
- Results
Quality of the Program
- Research Concept
- Research Approach
Quality of the Research
Capacity
- Expertise
- Mentorship
Quality of the Support Environment
Budget
Stage 3 – Final Assessment
Procedural Elements:
- Separate Interdisciplinary Committee on "Grey Zone" Complete Final Assessment
- Selection ≈ 114 apps Selected
The Project Scheme
Stage 1 – Concept and Feasibility
Procedural Elements:
- Submit Stage 1 Application
- Match application to 5 reviewers
- Complete Stage 1 Remote Review
- Results
Concept
- Quality of the idea
- Importance of the idea
Feasibility
- Approach/Methodology
- Expertise
- Quality of the Environment
Stage 2 – Final Assessment
Procedural Elements:
- Separate Interdisciplinary Committees on "Grey Zone" Complete Final Assessment
- Selection ≈ 470 apps Selected
National and international qualified members
Pillars:
- Members
- College Roles
- Reviewer
- Moderator/Chair
- Matching Facilitator
- Faculty Chair
- Mentor
- Orientation Programs
Faculties:
- Behavior
- Cancer
- Children
- Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology
- Ethics
- Genetics
- Global Health
- Home Care
- Immunology
- Interventions
- Other
- Patient perspective
- Policy
- Reproductive Biology
- Rural
- Social determinants of health
- Synthesis
- Tech Transfer