Is this a reasonable explanation of "impact scores" under the new NIH
scoring system?

1) For each proposal, each member of an IRG will give an impact score
(evaluation of the overall impact that the project is likely to have
on the research field).

2) An overall impact score for a proposal can range from 10-90 and is
calculated by taking the average impact score (range 1-9) among all
reviewers and multiplying by 10.

3) Only the 2 or 3 assigned reviewers will give scores (range 1-9)
for each of the 5 review criteria (Significance, Investigator(s),
Innovation, Approach, and Environment).

4) All reviewers should consider the scores for individual criteria
when deciding on an impact score.  However, each reviewer may
determine the relative importance of each criterion for a given proposal.

And my question...

Will impact scores over 50 not exist?  I.e. Will the unscored
applications represent the 51-90 impact range?

thanks

Charlie Hathaway

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