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Learn more about how we ensure the quality of IES' work. <a href="/director/sro/about.asp">About Us</a></p> </div> <div class="slide_block_container three_links"> <a href="/director/sro/report_review.asp" class="slide_block"> <strong>Peer Review of Reports</strong> Learn about the scientific peer review process for Institute reports</span> </a> <a href="/director/sro/application_review.asp" class="slide_block"> <strong>Peer Review of Research Grants</strong> Learn about the scientific peer review process for Institute research grant applications </a> <a href="/director/sro/reviewers.asp" class="slide_block"> <strong>Lists of Reviewers</strong> Learn about our Peer Reviewers </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix content"> <div class="clearfix left_col"> <p>Under the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA), IES is required to establish a peer review system, involving highly qualified individuals with an in-depth knowledge of the subject to be investigated, for reviewing and evaluating all applications for grants and cooperative agreements that exceed $100,000. In addition, ESRA states that all research, statistics, and evaluation reports conducted by, or supported through, the Institute shall be subject to rigorous peer review before being published or otherwise made available to the public. These scientific peer review activities are carried out by the Office of Science.</p> <p>To ensure that peer review is as objective as possible, peer review activities and staff are purposefully situated outside of the IES Centers that fund research grants and contracts, provide technical assistance to applicants, and work with grantees and contractors.</p> <p></p> <p><img src="/images/icons/AcrobatSM.gif" width="16" height="16" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" align="top" alt="PDF File"> <a href="/director/sro/pdf/2023PeerReviewersGuide.pdf">For more information about being a peer reviewer, please click here to download, view, and print the IES Guide for Grant Peer Review Panel Members as a PDF file</a> <small>(56 KB)</small></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Interested in Serving as a Peer Reviewer? 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