How are proposals evaluated?
Proposals and applications will be evaluated by the FIELD PSYCH TRUST through a competitive review process using the criteria specified in these guidelines. The following is a brief description of the application process involved:*All applications will be screened by the Trustee of the FIELD PSYCH TRUST for overall soundness and general consistency with the criteria and conditions for the granting of research funding from the Trust.*Applications that pass this initial screening will be forwarded to a Review Panel composed of former students of Dr. Arthur W. Combs. The Review Panel members will score applications, consider the merits of each application, and, if desired, supplement this information with formal interviews conducted by telephone.*Applicants will be ranked according to most promising and less promising applications. This ranking will be provided to the Trustee of the FIELD PSYCH TRUST or her designee for review and selection for award.*References and other information rela
Proposals are evaluated on the basis of their originality of subject or treatment, clarity of approach and focus, audience appeal, credentials of the production team and financial viability. Projects which cannot be supported at by this fund may be forwarded to network departments with recommendations from local program staff.
Each proposal receives a detailed mail review by at least two committee members, who evaluate it numerically for scientific merit and relevance to the cancer problem. For this purpose committee members are selected on the basis of expertise in the relevant area(s) of research and may not be based on the same campus of residence as the author of the proposal. All proposals are subsequently discussed by the full committee, which votes by secret ballot on merit and relevance. Members from the same department or comparable unit as the author of the proposal are excused from the discussion and voting. The committee has the option of “triaging” proposals for which the mail review scores indicate that the likelihood of funding is extremely low.
