Overview of Enhancements

• Overview of Peer Review Enhancements - (Video and PowerPoint - 13 minutes)
• What Reviewers Need to Know Now - discusses how changes to the peer review system affect reviewers preparing for review meetings in May and June 2009. (Video and PowerPoint - 13 minutes)
• eRA Changes to the IAR System for Reviewers - includes screenshots from the Internet Assisted Review (IAR) system in an 18-slide presentation. (PowerPoint - 1.03 MB) 
• Reviewer Orientation to Enhanced Peer Review - merges “What Reviewers Need to Know Now” and “eRA Changes to the IAR System for Reviewers” presentations into one easy-to-use, 24-slide presentation. (PowerPoint - 1.49 MB)
  • Reviewer Orientation to Enhanced Peer Review for K Awards (PowerPoint - 1.41 MB)
• Overview of Implementation for Reviewers - covers changes to the peer review system in a double-sided, 1-page handout. (PDF - 117 KB)

New Critique Templates

• New structured critique templates promote the listing of strengths and weaknesses for each review criteria and consideration.
• Instructions for using the critique templates explain new features such as drop-down boxes and form-field fill-ins. (PDF - 62 KB)

New Guidelines for Reviewers

• New guidelines for reviewers complement the critique templates and are available for:
  • R Awards (Research Project Grants; RPGs)
  • Small Business R Awards (SBIR/STTR)
  • F Awards (Fellowships)
  • K Awards (Career Development)
  • P Awards (Program Projects)
  • S10 Awards (Shared Instrumentation)
  • T Awards (Training)