ON DPG SCORING RUBRIC FOR SMALL RESEARCH GRANT Excellent Adequate Needs Missing Score Reviewer (3 points) (2 points) Improvement (0 points) Comments (1 point) Introduction and Provides a Provides an Provides an No and introduction introduction introduction Background complete and and or (Significance? introduction background background background Cancer and that is only that is provided; not relevance?) background; somewhat insignificant to cancer cancer significant the research related related to research Purpose and Aim Includes a Includes a Includes a No research specific and clear, but vague, question of Study measurable not unmeasurable provided (hypotheses to be research measurable research tested) question research question question Methodology (are Provides Provides an Provides an No research clear adequate explanation of methodology study design, explanation explanation research provided methods, data of proposed of proposed methods but in collection/analysis methods, methods, an unorganized appropriate for data data manner answering collection collection research and analysis and analysis question?) Feasibility of the Timeline and Research is Research is Neither research are appropriate, appropriate, research nor Study (innovation appropriate however, however, timeline are or improvement? for timeline is unclear on feasible for Does study conducting not feasible timeline. Lacks conducting address critical proposed innovation. the research. gaps?) research. Show innovation. innovation or improvement Overall Writing Uses Uses Poor and Serious acceptable adequate grammar (6-9 and grammar Technique and and errors) flaws (> 10) grammar grammar errors) errors) Itemized Budget Provides Provides an Provides a No itemized clear detailed adequate vague budget (are budget explanation explanation explanation of provided justified, specified of proposed of proposed proposed and accurate?) budget budget budget
ON DPG SCORING RUBRIC FOR SMALL RESEARCH GRANT Excellent (3 points) Adequate (2 points) Needs Improvement (1 point) Missing (0 points) Score Reviewer Comments Introduction and Background (Significance? Cancer relevance?) Provides a and complete introduction and background; cancer related Provides an introduction and background that is only somewhat significant to research Provides an introduction and background that is insignificant to the research No introduction or background provided; not cancer related Purpose and Aim of Study (hypotheses to be tested) Includes a specific and measurable research question Includes a clear, but not measurable research question Includes a vague, unmeasurable research question No research question provided Methodology (are study design, methods, data collection/analysis appropriate for answering research question?) Provides clear explanation of proposed methods, data collection and analysis Provides an adequate explanation of proposed methods, data collection and analysis Provides an explanation of research methods but in an unorganized manner No research methodology provided Feasibility of the Study (innovation or improvement? Does study address critical gaps?) Timeline and research are appropriate for conducting proposed research. Show innovation or improvement Research is appropriate, however, timeline is not feasible Research is appropriate, however, unclear on timeline. Lacks innovation. Neither research nor timeline are feasible for conducting the research. innovation. Overall Writing Technique Uses acceptable and grammar errors) Uses adequate and grammar errors) Poor and grammar (6-9 errors) Serious and grammar flaws (> 10) Itemized Budget (are budget justified, specified and accurate?) Provides clear detailed explanation of proposed budget Provides an adequate explanation of proposed budget Provides a vague explanation of proposed budget No itemized budget provided
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