Sentences with phrase «merit review process»
Selection was based on a rigorous merit review process using outside panels composed of scientific experts.
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The centers were competitively selected based on a comprehensive merit review process and are expected to begin work in August.
Selected through an open national competition with a rigorous merit review process that relied on outside expert reviewers, JCESR is the fourth Energy Innovation Hub established by the Energy Department since 2010.
«Any time we are supporting a merit review process that operates to the highest standards, we are supporting research competitiveness,» said Charles Dunlap, RCP director.
The 62 - member advocacy group said it was pleased the legislation calls for «robust but sustainable funding increases for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Standards and Technology» (NIST) and that it «recognizes the past success and continuing importance of the NSF's merit review process.»
A statement by the group's board of directors says the ongoing review of some 60 grants «is having a destructive effect on NSF and on the merit review process that is designed to fund the best research and to remove those decisions from the political process.»
The broader impact criteria came up yesterday at a hearing that the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Research and Science Education held on the merit review process in order to ensure that federal resources are being invested in the best science.
Debate is heating up over proposed changes to the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) merit review process» «broader impact» criterion, which requires that research have benefits to society beyond merely advancing scientific knowlege.
«Seeking to substitute your judgment for the determinations of NSF's merit review process is the antithesis of the successful principles our nation has relied on to make our research investment decisions,» she wrote in an October 2014 letter.
For competitive grants or cooperative agreements, unless prohibited by Federal statute, the Federal awarding agency must design and execute a merit review process for applications.
The proposed guidance required that unless prohibited by Federal statute for competitive grants and cooperative agreements, Federal awarding agencies must design and execute a merit review process for applications.
The resulting law includes variety of science policy provisions covering topics such as the National Science Foundation's merit review process, STEM education, and administrative burden, among others.
During the day, we will give an overview on proposal writing, NSF's merit review process, and programs that fall within our seven scientific and engineering directorates, as well as funding opportunities that cross disciplinary boundaries.
They reviewed 120 proposal decisions during the review period to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the merit review process, the selection process of the reviewers, and program management and responsiveness to recommendations from previous COVs.