New handbook for funding organisations: Experimental funding

The experimental research funder's handbook summarizes the findings of funding agencies within the Research on Research Institute consortium that have tested new approaches to review, award, and evaluation. Among other things, it includes different tools for analyzing weaknesses in the funding process, finding solutions, and then evaluating them. This handout can also assist in the development of new and innovative funding streams in the citizen science sector.

Content

The handbook consists of three parts:

The case for experimental research funding

1. Summary
2. Why experiment?
3. Tools for experimenting with research funding
4. Becoming more experimental

Funder experiments with partial randomisation

1. Summary
2. An introduction to partial randomisation
3. Case studies: Funder experiments with partial randomisation
4. A comparison of experiments with partial randomisation

Checklist

1. A checklist for funder experiments with partial randomisation
 

Further information