Peer Reviewers Needed for President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

Posted by on September 3, 2007

[emailed 8/15/2007]

President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
2007 Peer Review Opportunity

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is currently seeking qualified Peer Reviewers to read and evaluate proposals for its FY 2007 President?s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll program competition. This institutional recognition program raises public awareness of college students? community service, recognizes higher education institutions for their commitment to student service and service-learning, and identifies and disseminates exemplary practices. This year?s President?s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll review will be a field review conducted via telephone conference calls and email, allowing reviewers to read and score applications from home. Specifically, reviewers receive applications, conduct the review, and submit their scores online. More information and additional details will follow.

If you believe you have the qualifications and would like to serve as a peer reviewer or a facilitator for this review and have not already completed a Peer Reviewer application in eGrants, complete the Reviewer Application at https://egrants.cns.gov/espan/pr_main/newaccount.jsp. If you know someone who might have the appropriate qualifications, please forward this information to them. CNCS will select reviewers based on qualifications and number of applications received. Please keep in mind that reviewers cannot be employees of an institution that is submitting an application in this competition.

Once you complete the reviewer application, please e-mail us at PeerReviewers@cns.gov so we may review your application immediately.

If you already have an eGrants account and cannot remember your user information or for other technical eGrants questions, please contact the eGrants Help Desk at egrantshelp@cns.gov or 888-677-7849. If you are having a problem accessing your account, please work with the Help Desk, but please do not open a new account.

For now, we’d like you to SAVE THESE DATES!

? Reviewers Receive Applications: Wed, October 17, 2007

? Offsite Peer Review (Stage 1): Wed, October 17 ? Mon. October 29, 2007

? Offsite Peer Review (Stage 2): Fri, November 2 ? Fri, Nov 9, 2007

? Orientation calls will be held for review participants between September 13 and October 4, 2007.

As we get closer to the review dates, ESI, our peer review contractor, will contact you by email and phone regarding your official availability and provide you with more specific details.

Thank you for considering service as a Peer Reviewer for CNCS.