PCORI

PCORI has completed eight cycles of research funding since our inception. We very much appreciate the time and resources that our applicants commit when proposing projects to us and that our reviewers devote to evaluating applications. So with each cycle, we work to improve and refine our processes...

We receive many questions about how PCORI selects applications for funding. We have documented our rigorous merit review process , which includes input from scientists, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders. But applicants often want to know what happens next. How, they ask, do we make final...

At PCORI, we are always working to improve the way we do our work. As part of that work, we are now providing additional guidance and resources for applicants and reviewers to ensure that applications for our research funding and review of applications appropriately address the protection of human...

When PCORI began funding comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) two years ago, we issued broad funding announcements seeking the best ideas of researchers and their partnered stakeholders. We looked for comparative studies conducted in everyday settings that could change current practice...