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Some good news! After being an Ad-Hoc Reviewer/Chair 10 times for multiple study sections, I've been invited to serve as a standing study section member for @NIDAnews!
Reviewing grants is so. much. work. But, I confess: I kind of love it. Here are reasons why reviewing rocks
Reviewing grants is so. much. work. But, I confess: I kind of love it. Here are reasons why reviewing rocks
1) Amazing way to give back to the field. What fires you up? Improving peer review? Increasing equity? Supporting early career researchers (ECRs)? Reviewing is your chance to help it happen
2) Networking, networking, networking. The first time I reviewed I was fan girling over everyone around the table. But nothing bonds you w/colleagues like packed days of discussing science.
3) Diversity of thought. Strong scientific review officers recruit reviewers from different disciplines, backgrounds, regions, institutions, etc. I have learned SO MUCH from this exposure. It's an amazing way to break the typical silos in academia
4) Way to help ECRs. Reviewing fellowship grants is an incredible opp to give constructive feedback to ECRs and help make their proposals stronger.
5) Unparalleled opportunity to improve your own grant writing. Can't emphasize this one enough. Now when I write grants I find myself scoring sections in my head. I don’t stop until I’d give myself a 1 or a 2
6) Watching the secret sauce get made.
When you first write grants, its like this big random head scratching mystery... being on the other side is like peeling back the curtain and meeting the Wizard of Oz (and realizing it's just a normal person)!
When you first write grants, its like this big random head scratching mystery... being on the other side is like peeling back the curtain and meeting the Wizard of Oz (and realizing it's just a normal person)!
So, interested in reviewing grants? Apply for the NIH Early Career Reviewer program!
https://public.csr.nih.gov/ForReviewers/BecomeAReviewer/ECR
You can also nominate yourself to review for SAMHSA:
https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/review/grant-review-opportunities
https://public.csr.nih.gov/ForReviewers/BecomeAReviewer/ECR
You can also nominate yourself to review for SAMHSA:
https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/review/grant-review-opportunities
Finally, if you know someone on a study section and you are interested in reviewing, let them know! Your colleague can often give you advice and/or put in a good word.
For real: I am happy to do this for folks interested in Interventions to Prevent and Treat Addiction
For real: I am happy to do this for folks interested in Interventions to Prevent and Treat Addiction
