Scoring Guidelines

Score 5 Excellent
The project proposal and past record are of excellent scientific and technical quality. Future experiments data are expected to significantly advance knowledge in a specific field or scientific discipline and belong to the top 10 % of research data of proposals submitted to BioStruct-X. The BioStruct-X Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) recommends supporting project/s from this proposal with highest priority.

Score 4 Very Good
The project proposal and past record are of very good scientific and technical quality. Future experiments data are expected to make an important contribution to a specific field or scientific discipline and belong to the top 20 % of research data of proposals submitted to BioStruct-X. The BioStruct-X PEC recommends supporting project/s from this proposal with very high priority.

Score 3 Good
The project proposal and past record are of good scientific and technical quality. Future experiments data are expected to have an impact on a specific field or scientific discipline and belong to the top 30 % of research data of proposals submitted to BioStruct-X. The BioStruct-X PEC recommends supporting project/s from this proposal with high priority.

Score 2 Satisfactory
The project proposal and past record are of satisfactory scientific and technical quality. Future experiments data are expected to belong to the top 50 % of research data of proposals submitted to BioStruct-X. The BioStruct-X PEC panel recommends supporting project/s from this proposal.

Score 1 Not qualified
The project proposal and past record are either of insufficient scientific and technical quality or incomplete. The BioStruct-X PEC unfortunately cannot recommend supporting project/s from this proposal. In case of interest for resubmission, the submitter is advised to get in contact with the BioStruct-X management team (email to biostructx(at)embl-hamburg.de), which may forward the message to the chair of the BioStruct-X PEC.

Score 0 Insufficient information
The PEC member assigned to review the proposal has insufficient information to carry out the proposal evaluation. Further project details and a consultation with the PEC panel is needed.