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Judging criteria and process

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

• the originality of the research proposal
• the long-term implications of the research proposal and the likelihood of success
• relevance to the specific topic. For example, in 2002 the theme was patient choice and education in health care so the degree to which consumers were involved was noted
• the importance and relevance of the research

At the closing date for proposals, applications are initially forwarded to BUPA Foundation governors for scoring, on a scale of zero (poor) to ten (excellent). Following that, a short-list of between six and ten projects is sent for external peer review. Finally, the BUPA Foundation board decides which projects to support.