Grant Proposal Success Peer-to-Peer Grant Review Communities

The GPS Program facilitates several peer-to-peer review communities with the goals of regular meetings, group-writing, generation of scientific ideas, and fostering a sense of community among grant seekers. Some groups are broad and diverse, while others are focused on specific research topics. Peer review groups comprise between 5-15 members who can be at various career levels. Communities have been formed within divisions, centers, departments, and faculty-led professional societies for grant evaluations.

Our GPS communities are flexible and diverse. They are formed based on the desire of individuals or groups of investigators. Please reach out to us for advice determining which GPS group might be the best fit for your research goals or whether you are interested in leading a GPS group in your research area.

Peer-to-Peer GPS Review Communities

Scientific area focused GPS Communities:

• Cancer-GPS (supports researchers within the CHOP Center for Childhood Cancer Research)
• Computational-GPS (supports those writing proposals on computational projects)
• Neuro-GPS (supports proposals in neurology)
• Radio-GPS (supports proposals in radiology)
• Surge-GPS (supports proposals in surgery)
• Gastro-GPS (supports proposals in gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition)
• Immuno-GPS (supports proposals in immunology and infectious disease)

Career Stage GPS Communities:

• Clinical-GPS - K-focused (supports CHOP investigators writing K awards on clinical research)
• Clinical-K2R-GPS (supports K awardees writing their first R proposal)
• Richards-GPS (supports the Richards Society for tenure-track faculty at CHOP and Penn)
• MIRA/DP-GPS (supports faculty writing specific early-stage investigator NIH awards)

Fellowship Review Communities:

• ACC-GPS (supports members of Abramson Cancer Center at CHOP and Penn)
• GPS for CHOP Diversity Fellows (a community of fellows to promote diversity in research)
• LDI/ACC/CCEB “LACE” GPS (brings together researchers in health equities from across the Penn campus)