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Below are segments of text from an email received yesterday. Please note -- anyone, regardless of country of residence, is eligible to apply. You do not have to be Canadian.
"Reviewers for ME/FM grant applications at CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
A major lesson that we learned from the previous CIHR catalyst grant competition is the importance of having good people on the committee that reviews the applications -- people that are familiar with ME/FM theory, the state of ME/FM research, and the needs of the ME/FM community.
Many people raised concerns with CIHR about the review of the previous catalyst grant application. . . CIHR wrote back . . . : “If you know of anyone who would be interested in reviewing for this particular competition, feel free to send me their names. The competition team will be in touch with the ones they feel have the required matching expertise to review the applications that come in to provide them with more information about the timing of the reviews and when they anticipate the committee meeting to happen etc.”
If you are interested in being a reviewer for this or other ME/FM competitions, please let me know and I will put you in touch with CIHR.
If you can suggest someone whom you think would be a good ME/FM reviewer, encourage them to contact me. Alternatively, you can send me their name and I will contact them.
CIHR did give some indication of the work involved:
Regarding the catalyst funding opportunity which has been posted recently,... a committee will be put together to review applications that will be submitted. Depending on the number of applications received for this specific competition, we would typically assign 4-10 applications per reviewers and provide them with 4-6 weeks to complete their reviews and submit them via our on-line portal. Then we invite the reviewers to discuss their reviews with the rest of the committee either via a teleconference call or in person. We cover the cost of travel when the meeting is face to face but the meetings can go on for a full day (again it depends on the number of applications that we receive).
Reviewers can be from three categories:
Margaret Parlor
President, National ME/FM Action Network"
National ME/FM Action Network [mefminfo@mefmaction.com]
"Reviewers for ME/FM grant applications at CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
A major lesson that we learned from the previous CIHR catalyst grant competition is the importance of having good people on the committee that reviews the applications -- people that are familiar with ME/FM theory, the state of ME/FM research, and the needs of the ME/FM community.
Many people raised concerns with CIHR about the review of the previous catalyst grant application. . . CIHR wrote back . . . : “If you know of anyone who would be interested in reviewing for this particular competition, feel free to send me their names. The competition team will be in touch with the ones they feel have the required matching expertise to review the applications that come in to provide them with more information about the timing of the reviews and when they anticipate the committee meeting to happen etc.”
If you are interested in being a reviewer for this or other ME/FM competitions, please let me know and I will put you in touch with CIHR.
If you can suggest someone whom you think would be a good ME/FM reviewer, encourage them to contact me. Alternatively, you can send me their name and I will contact them.
CIHR did give some indication of the work involved:
Regarding the catalyst funding opportunity which has been posted recently,... a committee will be put together to review applications that will be submitted. Depending on the number of applications received for this specific competition, we would typically assign 4-10 applications per reviewers and provide them with 4-6 weeks to complete their reviews and submit them via our on-line portal. Then we invite the reviewers to discuss their reviews with the rest of the committee either via a teleconference call or in person. We cover the cost of travel when the meeting is face to face but the meetings can go on for a full day (again it depends on the number of applications that we receive).
Reviewers can be from three categories:
- Research Experience
- Review Experience
- Knowledge, Expertise and Lived Experience
Margaret Parlor
President, National ME/FM Action Network"
National ME/FM Action Network [mefminfo@mefmaction.com]