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Thoughts on the challenges of evaluating interdisciplinary grant proposals
Research Idea
Reviewing interdisciplinary grant applications creates unique evaluation challenges. Reviewers may lack full domain expertise across all involved fields. How can funding‑panel processes be improved to fairly assess interdisciplinary project proposals?
Dylan Rogers, Donald Thomas and 24 others4 Comments-
Assemble mixed‑discipline review panels with complementary domain knowledge.
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Provide reviewers special guidance about judging cross‑disciplinary work.
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Allow panel members to consult external specialist opinions when knowledge gaps exist.
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Avoid evaluating interdisciplinary proposals purely against standards for single‑discipline work.
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