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

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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.
  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

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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
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.

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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

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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%

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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

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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

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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

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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

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