Proceso de Revisión de Méritos del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI)

The IAI employs an independent merit review process to ensure scientific excellence and impartiality in awarding grants. Proposals are evaluated based on scientific excellence—including interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity—and potential impacts, such as co-design with policymakers and the inclusion of underrepresented groups. The review process involves expert panels, external reviewers, and internal committees (SAC and SPAC), with a specific mandate to ensure diversity in reviewer composition across disciplines, regions, and gender. Funding decisions are categorized as 'to be funded', 'to be funded subject to availability of funds', or 'not funded/rejected', based on merit, available budget, portfolio needs, and geographic balance.

• The IAI evaluates research proposals based on two primary criteria: scientific excellence, which must include interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity (TD), and impacts, which encompass the integration of disciplines for complex problems, co-design with policy actors, expected policy outcomes, and the inclusion of underrepresented groups.
• The merit review process utilizes three types of reviews: expert panels (virtual or in-person), external written ad-hoc reviews, and internal reviews conducted by the IAI Executive Directorate, the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), and the Science and Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC).
• The IAI mandates that peer review committees be representative of different disciplines, regions, and gender balance, and specifically include groups historically underrepresented in science, such as women and indigenous peoples.
• Funding decisions are not based on a numerical score but on categories: 'to be funded', 'to be funded subject to availability of funds', or 'not funded/rejected'. Final decisions are made by the Executive Directorate based on merit review, available funds, the existing portfolio, and geographic balance.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). Proceso de Revisión de Méritos del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI). https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-MeritReview_es.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Proceso de Revisión de Méritos del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI). n.d. https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-MeritReview_es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndproceso, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Proceso de Revisión de Méritos del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global (IAI)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-MeritReview_es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }