BARD Reviewer Entry Form

Guidelines for Reviewers

Please consider the strengths and weaknesses of the various aspects of the proposal. It is important to justify your answers. The more detailed the review the more weight the panel will give to your evaluation. The average review length is between 1.5-2 pages.

In your response please relate to the following points:

Importance of the problem
Feasibility of the objectives
Soundness of the hypothesis
Scientific and/or technological innovations
Quality of the research plan and methodology
Nature and quality of collaboration
Anticipated benefit to agriculture.
Suitability of the investigators
Other comments

Instructions for Ratings:

In addition to your comments we ask that you score the proposal in the following categories according to the scale below:

Scientific Merit	Excellent	1	2	3	4	5	poor
Probability of Success	High	1	2	3	4	5	low
Quality of collaboration	High	1	2	3	4	5	low
Anticipated Benefit to Agriculture if Successful	High	1	2	3	4	5	low
Support Recommendation	High	1	2	3	4	5	low

Proposal Number (4 digits between the dashes) Form No

Title First Name

Initials Last Name

Country

Institution

Office Email

Department

Address

City

State

Zip

Phone

Mobile Phone (optional)

Please mark your scores on a scale of 1 (excellent) to 5 (poor)

Scientific Merit

Poor --> Excellent

Probability of Success

Poor --> Excellent

Benefit to Agriculture and/or the Environment

Poor --> Excellent

Quality of Collaboration

Poor --> Excellent

Overall Support Recommendation

Poor --> Excellent

You can type or paste your comments in box below, or you can upload a pdf or document file.

Comments

You can upload a Word (preferred) or pdf file instead of using the box above. All comments must be in a separate file, do not send us your comments inside the proposal file.