Grant Proposal - Peer Reviews

By Day 1 of Week Five, the instructor will send you two de-identified grant proposals to review for this assignment . You will play the role of a grant reviewer by reading and giving feedback to two other students’ grant proposals (proposals will be assigned at random). 

The Grant Proposal – Peer Reviews

• Must be three to six double-spaced pages in length (not including the title or reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must address the following areas of the proposal you are reviewing:
  • Specific Aims: Does the proposed study seem adequate to achieve these specific aims?
  • Background: Does the literature review justify the need for the study? Are there any gaps or missing data in the literature review?
  • Significance: Does the proposed study improve scientific knowledge, technical capability and/or clinical practice?
  • Proposed Study: Does the proposed study methodology answer the hypotheses listed in the Background section? Is the proposed methodology sufficient to achieve the stated specific aims?
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper you are reviewing
  • Reviewer’s  name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least one peer-reviewed source in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.