CIHR Reviewer in Training Program

Sponsor

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

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Description

The CIHR Reviewer in Training (RiT) Program runs twice a year during the Spring and Fall Project Grant Competitions. It offers Early Career Researchers (ECRs) a learning opportunity to gain a better understanding of the elements of high-quality review and the peer review process. RiT applicants can select either the role of a Mentee or ECR Reviewer.

• ECRs that want to gain exposure to CIHR’s peer review process with the guidance of a Mentor can apply to the Mentee role.
• ECRs who hold federal (or equivalent) funding and want to gain direct peer review experience can apply to the ECR Reviewer role.

Mentees

• Participate in the Project Grant competition with the support of a Mentor;
• Write practice reviews on up to three applications;
• Attend the peer review meeting in full;
• Present one review; and,
• Participate in the committee discussions (Mentees will have access to all applications but do not contribute to scoring and budget discussions).

ECR Reviewers

• Participate in the same capacity as regular reviewers (without a Mentor);
• Review a reduced number of applications (up to five);
• Attend the peer review meeting in full;
• Present their assigned applications later in the meeting; and,
• Participate in the committee discussions, including contributing to scoring and budget discussions.