Governance & Compliance

Grant-Making & Allocation Governance Policy

Independent double-blind peer-review guidelines, scoring criteria, and committee rules governing UKABCS research and capacity building grants.

Official policy

Policy overview

Independent double-blind peer-review guidelines, scoring criteria, and committee rules governing UKABCS research and capacity building grants.

This policy forms part of the UKABCS governance and compliance framework. Its status, effective date, and review schedule are recorded below.

Document record

The current publication and review information for this official UKABCS policy.

PUBLISHED

2025-01-01

2026-01-01

UKABCS awards competitive research and capacity building grants through a rigorous, independent double-blind peer-review evaluation system.

Merit & Quality: Proposals are scored on technical feasibility, scientific rigor, and potential research impact.
Independence: External reviewers evaluate applications without bias or commercial conflict of interest.
Transparency: Clear evaluation metrics and feedback are provided to all applicant teams.