Reviewer Opportunities
Overview
The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) relies on the expertise of dedicated reviewers to help maximize the impact of our investments on health in Wisconsin. Whether you’re a researcher, health professional, community leader, or subject matter expert, your perspective is vital to shaping the initiatives that improve health across our state, and we invite you to apply to serve as a reviewer for AHW’s competitive funding opportunities!
By serving as a merit reviewer, you’ll play a key role in supporting innovative ideas and research while expanding your own professional network and gaining insight into the grant review process.
Compensation and Continuing Medical Education Credits
Reviewers from agencies and organizations external to the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) may be paid for their service. Details of payments will be made clear in the recruitment process, with the exact amount varying based upon the requirements of the specific review process. Employees of MCW or members of AHW’s oversight bodies are not eligible for payment related to proposal review.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits/hours may be available for physicians/faculty participating in AHW review processes. Credits available are commensurate with hours of participation in key review processes (e.g., online review, virtual review meeting, etc.). AHW incurs the cost for all CME credits.
Current Opportunities
AHW is seeking individuals with a broad range of expertise to join a pool of reviewers ready to serve as merit reviewers for future competitive funding opportunities. MCW faculty and staff, Wisconsin-based community leaders, and statisticians from Wisconsin and other states with experience and expertise in any of the following areas are encouraged to apply.
- Public and community health
- Basic science research
- Clinical science research
- Population health research
- Health workforce education and development
AHW is actively seeking reviewers for our upcoming review process, which will include reviews conducted November through mid-December 2025 and March through April 2026. If you’re interested in serving as a reviewer and available during those times, please apply today be a reviewer!
Frequently Asked Questions
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What qualifications is AHW looking for in grant application reviewers?
Reviewers should have a demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to addressing Wisconsin’s health priorities. Prior experience with grants is helpful, but not required. Reviewers must be dedicated to impartiality in their reviews and be able to effectively communicate written comments of a proposal’s strengths/weaknesses using provided review criteria.
Reviewers should have experience/expertise in at least one of the following areas:
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Public and community health
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Health policy
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Health systems
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Clinical research
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Health workforce education and development
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Biomedical sciences, including basic science, clinical science, and population science research
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Statistics in biomedical, clinical, and population health research
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What are the expectations of a merit reviewer?
Merit reviewers are expected to participate in the following required review activities:
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Review all materials shared by AHW in detail before beginning the review process
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Engage in a brief orientation session with AHW to learn about the review process and your role as a reviewer
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Conduct an individual online review for all your assigned proposals and submit scores and comments through AHW’s online reviewer portal by the requested deadline
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Participate in review meetings (as applicable) to discuss the outcome of the individual online review and complete final scoring of all proposals being reviewed by the panel
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When can I expect a response to my application?
Once your application is submitted, you’ll automatically be added to our pool of merit reviewers, and an AHW team member will reach out when a review opportunity arises that aligns with your expertise.
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How often are merit reviewers needed?
AHW engages merit reviewers to serve on review panels for our annual competitive funding opportunities and for responsive funding opportunities as needs arise.
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How many reviewers are needed for each review panel?
The specific number of reviewers needed depends on the number of proposals submitted for a given funding opportunity and the cumulative expertise and experience needed among the full review panel.
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Can I apply to be a merit reviewer if I have already served as a reviewer for AHW?We welcome and encourage past reviewers to apply to serve as reviewers again.
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What is the estimated time commitment for the review process?
Time commitment varies based on the number of proposals received and the composition of the merit review panel. AHW estimates the following time commitments for the following aspects that may be included a merit review process (subject to change):
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Review all materials: approximately 1 hour
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Virtual orientation discussion: approximately 1 hour
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Letter of Intent Review:
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Online review: approximately 1.5 hours of review time per proposal. While the exact number varies, we strive to keep the workload manageable to approximately 3-5 proposals per reviewer, as much as possible.
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Full Proposal Review:
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Online review: approximately 3 hours of review time per proposal. While the exact number varies, we strive to keep the workload manageable to approximately 2-3 proposals per reviewer, as much as possible.
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Virtual review meeting: approximately 2-3 hours of time to prepare for the meeting in advance and approximately 3-4 hours of time actively engaging in the review meeting.
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Have Another Question?
We're here to help. For questions or further information regarding serving as an AHW reviewer, please contact us by submitting a consultation request form.
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