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WOCN – CCI Guidelines for Proposal Review

Following are the guidelines grant reviewers will use to evaluate the merit of each research proposal.

Merit of proposed research

  1. Significance: Need for and importance of topic to WOCN and WOC nursing; consider potential new knowledge or gap in knowledge addressed. Prevalence or timeliness of problem or topic presented.
  2. Approach: Appropriateness and soundness of design, methods and analysis (consider state of knowledge of topic and statistical rules and assumptions)
  3. Innovation: Originality or novelty of topic, approach, measure, etc.
  4. Feasibility: Likelihood of completing study and within time frame of grant period; able to provide effort needed
  5. Research team: Do team members offer necessary expertise? Consider experience in research, participation of a research mentor in project, practice knowledge, previous collaboration of team members, and track record of publications or presentations in area.
  6. Fit of proposal with the grant call and funding priorities.
  7. General impression of proposal merit.

The proposal review also includes a review of budget, budget justification and human subjects.