The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is committed to ensuring a fair, competitive, and transparent
merit review process. The reviews submitted by external peer reviewers are an
important part of the decision-making process and a crucial source of feedback
to Principal Investigators. NSF has developed a short reviewer
orientation video that provides helpful tips for writing high quality
reviews.
NSF
encourages all reviewers to watch the orientation video, “The Art and
Science of Reviewing Proposals,” which can be accessed in FastLane through
the Panelist Travel and Reimbursement page and the Proposal Review, Ad Hoc
Reviewers page. You can also view the video directly at https://tipsforreviewers.nsf.gov.
There
is a link at the end of the video to additional resources, a list of helpful
hints, and a short feedback survey. NSF values your feedback and will use
the results of the survey improve future reviewer orientation materials.