Project Grant: Fall 2021 Peer review participants

The peer review process relies on the time and dedication of experts across the health research spectrum. For the Fall 2021 Project Grant competition, a total of 1242 individuals* (including Chairs [58], Scientific Officers [114], reviewers [1072]) participated in 57 peer review committees. There were also 115 early career researcher (ECR) Reviewers in Training present during the peer review process.

*Note: Some individuals played multiple roles, such as chairing one review panel and then acting as a peer reviewer in another, which is why the role counts may not add up to 1242.

Approximately 84% (1056) of the committee members are members of the College of Reviewers, which has specific membership selection criteria. As a first step, CIHR staff provided lists of suggested reviewers based on specific selection criteria, and then all reviewers were vetted by committee Chairs and Scientific Officers.

Peer review participants by sex

  Female Male Undeclared
participated 509 participated 741 participated 5 participated
invited 1221 invited to participate 1451 invited to participate 10 invited to participate
accepted 587 accepted (48.1% acceptance rate) 845 accepted (58.2% acceptance rate) 7 accepted (70.0% acceptance rate)

The figures above exclude ECR Reviewers in Training.

Participants by region

The following table is based on the region information of the individual’s institution. The table includes all peer review participants, excluding ECR Reviewers in Training.

Province Invited Accepted Acceptance Rate Participated
British Columbia 307 141 45.9% 121
Alberta 306 195 63.7% 172
Saskatchewan 44 28 63.6% 23
Manitoba 96 58 60.4% 52
Ontario 1055 563 53.4% 494
Québec 674 355 52.7% 306
New Brunswick 15 12 80.0% 11
Nova Scotia 79 48 60.8% 41
Prince Edward Island 3 2 66.7% 2
Newfoundland and Labrador 17 9 52.9% 9
North West Territories 1 1 100.0% 1
International 73 21 28.8% 18
No region specified 12 6 50.0% 5

Participants by pillar

The following table is based on the self-reported primary research pillar of peer review participants, excluding ECR Reviewers in Training.

Pillar Participants Proportion
Biomedical (Pillar 1) 728 58.0%
Clinical (Pillar 2) 209 16.7%
Health Systems/Services (Pillar 3) 106 8.4%
Social/Cultural/Environmental/Population Health (Pillar 4) 101 8.0%
Uncategorized 111 8.8%

Note: The proportions of peer review participants by pillar reflect the types of applications submitted to the competition. For more information, please visit the competition results page.

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