Enhancing Peer Review Resources for Reviewers

The critique templates on this page are the most up-to-date and are the preferred versions. Any templates dated March 31, 2009 or later will be valid for May/June Review meetings.

General Guidelines - For Study Section Reviewers and Chairs

R Awards (Research Project Grants; RPGs)

Description	Adobe 9.0	Adobe 5.0	MS Word
R01 Research Grants	PDF - 89 kb	PDF - 109 kb
R01 Bioengineering Research Partnership Awards	PDF - 91 kb	PDF - 110 kb
R03 Small Research Grant	PDF - 86 kb	PDF - 105 kb
R15 Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)	PDF - 88 kb	PDF - 107 kb
R21 Exploratory/Development Grants	PDF - 88 kb	PDF - 107 kb
Instructions for Critique Template	PDF - 63 kb	PDF - 78 kb
RPG Review Critique Template (04/16/2009) RPG Criteria and Considerations			MS Word - 97 kb
R01-BRP Review Critique Template (04/16/2009) R01-BRP Criteria and Considerations			MS Word - 97 kb
RPG Review Critique Example (04/16/2009)			MS Word - 122 kb

Small Business R Awards

Description	Adobe 9.0	Adobe 5.0	MS Word
SBIR-STTR Criteria and Considerations
R41, R42, R43, R44 SBIR-STTR Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Awards	PDF - 53 kb	PDF - 64 kb
Instructions for Critique Template	PDF - 63 kb	PDF - 78 kb
SBIR-STTR Review Critique Template (04/16/2009) SBIR-STTR Criteria and Considerations			MS Word - 101 kb

F Awards (Fellowships)

Description	Adobe 9.0	Adobe 5.0	MS Word
F Criteria and Considerations
F30 NRSA Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellowships	PDF - 87 kb	PDF - 102 kb
F31 NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research	PDF - 89 kb	PDF - 107 kb
F31 NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowships	PDF - 87 kb	PDF - 102 kb
F32 NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships	PDF - 86 kb	PDF - 102 kb
F33 NRSA Individual Senior Fellowships	PDF - 82 kb	PDF - 100 kb
Instructions for Critique Template	PDF - 63 kb	PDF - 78 kb
F Review Critique Template (04/16/2009) F Criteria and Considerations			MS Word - 82 kb

K Awards (Career Development)

Description	Adobe 9.0	Adobe 5.0	MS Word
K Criteria and Considerations
K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award	PDF - 91 kb	PDF - 112 kb
K02 Independent Scientist Award	PDF - 53 kb	PDF - 64 kb
K07 Academic Career Award	PDF - 97 kb	PDF - 118 kb
K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award	PDF - 94 kb	PDF - 113 kb
K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award	PDF - 94 kb	PDF - 113 kb
K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research	PDF - 94 kb	PDF - 113 kb
K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award	PDF - 89 kb	PDF - 108 kb
K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award	PDF - 100 kb	PDF - 120 kb
Instructions for Critique Template	PDF - 63 kb	PDF - 78 kb
K Review Critique Template (04/16/2009) K Criteria and Considerations			MS Word - 87 kb

P Awards (Program Projects)

• P01 Review Guidelines
• Summary Statements for Program Project Applications
• General Information for Site Visit Reviewers
• Site Visit Procedures

S10 Awards (Shared Instrumentation)

Description	Adobe 9.0	Adobe 5.0	MS Word
S10 Criteria and Considerations
SHEI-S10 Criteria and Considerations
S10 Shared Instrumentation Awards	PDF - 63 kb	PDF - 73 kb
High End Instrumentation (HEI) S10 Awards	PDF - 71 kb	PDF - 75 kb
Instructions for Critique Template	PDF - 63 kb	PDF - 78 kb
S10 Review Critique Template (04/16/2009) S10 Criteria and Considerations			MS Word - 60 kb
HEI S10 Review Critique Template (04/16/2009) SHEI-S10 Criteria and Considerations			MS Word - 62 kb

T Awards (Training)

Description	Adobe 9.0	Adobe 5.0	MS Word
T32 Criteria and Considerations
T32 NRSA Institutional Training Grant	PDF - 53 kb	PDF - 53 kb
Instructions for Critique Template	PDF - 63kb	PDF - 78 kb
T32 Review Critique Template (04/16/2009) T32 Criteria and Considerations			MS Word - 83 kb

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