Program Description | Proposal Format | Letters of Support & Submission Requirements | Review Criteria & Procedures | Award Procedure | Reporting
Review Criteria and Procedures
The evaluation criteria for REF-IE, REF-RS, and REF-MG proposals are given in the Program Description. Review committees are made up of an interdisciplinary panel of faculty members, who review the proposals. Please take this into account when writing your submission to ensure your proposal can be understood by all reviewers. These committees review the proposals and make recommendations to the Vice President for Research. All funding decisions are final.
Award Procedure
REF awards are dependent upon fiscal year funds. All awards begin July 1 of the award year and will end on August 31 of the following year. Project funds will be put in a restricted account with the Principal Investigator as the account manger.
All unexpended REF funds will revert back into the REF pool at the project end date; extensions will be granted under exceptional circumstances only.
Reporting
The final REF project reports following the project end on August 31, will be due on October 1 of the same year.