This form is required for all research proposals. The details are available via this page as a reference, and as a Microsoft Word document for download. If you have any issues accessing the information, please contact us.
Research Pre-Proposal Review Form
Pre-Proposal PI: __________________________________
Pre-Proposal Title: __________________________________
| Please rate the proposal on the following elements and provide an overall rating in the Overall Rating Section. | ||||||
| Factor (25 points each) | Excellent(25-21) | Good(20-16) | Adequate(15-11) | Questionable(10-6) | Poor(5-0) | |
| Program Relevance: Proposals should justify how and why the project is relevant to the Pennsylvania Sea Grant program focus areas, strategic plan goals, and RFP priority areas. | ||||||
| Scientific Merit: Proposals should clearly state and describe the objectives. The experimental design should be sound and reasonable to achieve the stated objectives. The potential results should be beneficial and applicable. Work that will result in peer-reviewed publications is desired. | ||||||
| Factor (20 points each) | Excellent(20-17) | Good(16-13) | Adequate(12-9) | Questionable(8-5) | Poor(5-0) | |
| Outreach Plan: Work that will result in useful outreach tools and programs is desired. The potential applications and end users should be clearly identified. The method(s) for disseminating the research beyond the academic community should be described. | ||||||
| Factor (10 points each) | Excellent(10-9) | Good(8-7) | Adequate(6-5) | Questionable(4-3) | Poor(2-0) | |
| Student Involvement: Proposals should clearly demonstrate how undergraduate and graduate students will be involved. | ||||||
| Preparation and Knowledge of PI and Collaborators: Research partners should have the technical and scientific skills to complete the proposed work. | ||||||
| Budget and Justification: The budget should be realistic given the proposed work and include appropriate match contributions. | ||||||
| Total Score | ||||||
| Note: Excellent – A truly meritorious research project. Good – A project that clearly deserves support. Adequate – A project that is good enough to be supported, with certain reservations. Questionable – A project about which reservations are so serious that it should be supported only in exceptional circumstances. Poor – A project that should not be funded under any circumstances. | ||||||
| OVERALL RATING: Excellent ____ Good ____ Adequate ____ Questionable ____ Poor ____ | ||||||
Constructive Comments: Please use the reverse side or a separate sheet of paper. Anonymous comments will be relayed to the PI unless you indicate otherwise.
Please email this review form to Sean Rafferty (sdr138@psu.edu) by March 14, 2025
