FIPSE seeks proposal reviewers for its FY 2010 grant competitions

This is a great way to get involved and learn more about FIPSE grants! The email below came from Susan Lehmann. She's a wonderful resource and would welcome a conversation with anyone interested in learning more about this process.

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Seeks Proposal Reviewers for FY 2010 Grant Competitions


FIPSE seeks proposal reviewers for its FY 2010 grant competitions. As in the past, we seek individuals with a variety of experience in postsecondary education – teaching, curriculum development, support services, program evaluation, administration, etc. If you have previously registered in the Department of Education’s field reader database, please be sure to update your profile to maintain eligibility. Please also indicate any expertise which you may have in the FY 2010 fields of high demand listed below.

For the spring and summer of FY 2010, FIPSE is especially interested in expanding its current pool of reviewers to include individuals with expertise in:

support services for veterans,

college bookstore operations/reduction of textbook costs,

college work-study/off-campus community service, and

closed-captioning/real-time writers.

Reviewers are generally asked to read 5-10 proposals and are compensated for their efforts. The Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education requires that all field readers have a Bachelor’s or higher degree, but FIPSE generally selects proposal reviewers with an advanced degree. If you are interested in being a proposal reviewer, please sign up in the Department of Education’s field reader database. The Web address is http://opeweb.ed.gov/frs/register.cfm. When signing up in the field reader system, please select to read for the “Comprehensive Grant Program” because reviewers for several grant competitions are drawn from this pool. For more information about all FIPSE grant programs and new initiatives, please see www.ed.gov/fipse .

Please forward this message to any colleagues that you think may be interested in serving as proposal reviewers. Thank you.

Dr. Susan G. Lehmann
Education Research Analyst
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
Office of Postsecondary Education
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street NW - 6th floor
Washington, D.C. 20006-8544
(202) 502-7516
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