Project Grant: Fall 2024 Peer review participants

The peer review process relies on the time and dedication of experts across the health research spectrum. For the Fall 2024 Project Grant competition, a total of 1522 individuals (including Chairs [61], Scientific Officers [119], reviewers [1343]) participated in 60 peer review committees. There were also 135 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 1522.

Approximately 76% (1183) 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 reviewers were vetted by committee Chairs and Scientific Officers.

Peer review participants by sex

  Female Male Undeclared
participated 620 participated 862 participated 69 participated
invited 1911 invited to participate 2459 invited to participate 184 invited to participate
accepted 737 accepted (38.6% acceptance rate) 1007 accepted (41.0% acceptance rate) 84 accepted (45.7% 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.

Region Invited Accepted Acceptance Rate Participated
British Columbia 502 187 37.3% 162
Alberta 494 225 45.5% 190
Saskatchewan 92 39 42.4% 37
Manitoba 145 66 45.5% 57
Ontario 1757 730 41.5% 623
Québec 1258 483 38.4% 398
New Brunswick 22 7 31.8% 6
Nova Scotia 126 49 38.9% 44
Prince Edward Island 3 1 33.3% 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 35 11 31.4% 8
Nunavut 1 0 0.0% 0
International 81 19 23.5% 14
No region specified 38 11 28.9% 11

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) 832 53.6%
Clinical (Pillar 2) 282 18.2%
Health Systems/Services (Pillar 3) 124 8.0%
Social/Cultural/Environmental/Population Health (Pillar 4) 162 10.4%
Uncategorized 151 9.7%

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.

Career stage of participants

The table below approximates career stages based on the start year of the peer review participants' self-reported first independent appointment. Only ECR status extensions offered by CIHR due to the COVID-19 pandemic were considered in this approximation; other eligible leaves were not considered. For more information on the ECR status extensions, see the definition of researcher (early career) in the CIHR Glossary of Funding-Related Terms.

Career Stage Invited Accepted Acceptance Rate Participated Participant proportion
Early Career Researcher 827 474 57.3% 401 25.9%
Mid Career Researcher 1151 529 46.0% 455 29.3%
Senior Career Researcher 1834 664 36.2% 571 36.8%
Unknown 742 161 21.7% 124 8.0%

The figures above exclude ECR Reviewers in Training.

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