Boston College
Research
Incentive Grant
Chairperson and Dean Guidelines
The
person named on the Evaluation Form has applied to the University for a RIG to
carry out the study described on the application. We would appreciate receiving
from you an evaluation of this application according to the criteria below. Any
other comments that you think might be helpful are welcomed.
RIGs
are designed to support the conduct of research over the summer recess. The criteria
used in the review of the application are those generally used in the review of
sponsored research proposals, with the merit of the proposal the primary criterion.
In addition, priority should be given to proposals that will:
- assist younger
faculty members to launch their research careers
- assist more senior faculty
members to reactivate their research careers or make significant progress on an
important project
- likely to produce significant results
- likely to result
in publication
- assist in bringing an existing project of importance to a successful
conclusion
- relate to preliminary investigations that have potential for later
obtaining outside support
It would be most helpful if the chairperson, and
where appropriate the dean, would draw upon an evaluation by a truly peer expert
to support the recommendation called for here.
Rating System
In ranking the application
you are asked to rank order based on the number of applications. For example,
if you receive a total of five applications, the strongest would be ranked #1
out of 5, with #5 out of 5 being the weakest application.
Please
note: Every application should be ranked in whole numbers. No two applications
can receive the same number. This method of evaluation is intended to lead the
reviewer to consider applications not only on the basis of the individual merit
of each, but also in relation to the merit of others under review. Also please
indicate for each proposal the best and the weakest substantive features.
Each
chairperson and dean should rank the order of proposals which he/she may be evaluating.
Please note: The relevant chairperson and dean must complete this form for a faculty member's proposal to be considered by the Committee. Absent this form, the proposal will be returned.
Deadlines
- November 28, 2008—deadline for department chairpersons
in A&S, CSOM, LSOE, and CSON to submit their evaluations to their respective dean.
- December 5, 2008—deadline for deans
to submit their evaluations to:
Kevin Bedell
Vice Provost
for Research
Waul House
Research
Incentive Grant Chairperson/Dean
Evaluation Form
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