Project Grant: Spring 2022 Peer review participants

The peer review process relies on the time and dedication of experts across the health research spectrum. For the Spring 2022 Project Grant competition, a total of 1,280 individuals (including Chairs [59], Scientific Officers [117], reviewers [1,105]) participated in 59 peer review committees. There were also 118 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 1,280.

Approximately 85% (1,102) of the committee members are members of the College of Reviewers, which has specific eligibility 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 553 participated 738 participated 0 participated
invited 1,541 invited to participate 1,842 invited to participate 22 invited to participate
accepted 654 accepted (42.4% acceptance rate) 872 accepted (47.3% acceptance rate) 7 accepted (31.8% 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 408 166 40.7% 138
Alberta 364 175 48.1% 152
Saskatchewan 59 28 47.5% 25
Manitoba 120 58 48.3% 51
Ontario 1,342 610 45.5% 507
Québec 865 389 45.0% 333
New Brunswick 18 11 61.1% 10
Nova Scotia 114 55 48.2% 46
Prince Edward Island 3 3 100.0% 3
Newfoundland and Labrador 21 7 33.3% 7
North West Territories 1 0 0.0% 0
International 65 16 24.6% 10
No region specified 25 15 60.0% 9

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) 764 59.2%
Clinical (Pillar 2) 214 16.6%
Health Systems/Services (Pillar 3) 103 8.0%
Social/Cultural/Environmental/Population Health (Pillar 4) 121 9.4%
Uncategorized 89 6.9%

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 “pause the clock” website and recent Update on the Fall 2022 Project Grant competition.

Career Stage Invited Accepted Acceptance Rate Participated Participant proportion
Early Career Researcher 491 298 60.7% 257 19.9%
Mid Career Researcher 962 459 47.7% 377 29.2%
Senior Career Researcher 1,551 674 43.5% 586 45.4%
Unknown 401 102 25.4% 71 5.5%
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