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Judging criteria

There is tremendous competition for BUPA Foundation medical research grants and, before deciding which proposals to support, the governors take into account:

• the originality of the research proposal
• quality of the study design/methods
• the long-term implications of the research proposal and the likelihood of success
• the proposed statistical analysis (where appropriate)
• relevance to clinical practice
• relevance to public health
• priority for funding

At the closing date for proposals, details of applications received are sent to the BUPA Foundation governors for scoring on a scale of zero (poor) to ten (excellent). Following that, the shortlisted applications are sent for external peer review. Finally, the BUPA Foundation board decides which projects to support.