Reviewer instructions

If you don't already have a user account in Award Management, you'll automatically receive an invitation email (on the Begin Review Period date set on your opportunity).

Select your invitation link in the email, which will bring you into the system and give you the chance to select a password.

Note: Admins! To read more about invitation troubleshooting, see Troubleshoot sign-in issues.

If you already have an account, you'll receive a notification email when you have reviews assigned.

You'll only receive these emails:

• Once per day

• From opportunities with open review periods

• For reviews you haven't already seen in their Reviewer portal

Tip: Admins! To customize text or delivery options for the Reviewer Assignment Notification email, go to Site, Communications, Message Templates.

1. Navigate to your Award Management site.

2. At the top right, select Sign In.

3. At the top right, select References and Reviewers.

4. Enter your log-in information and select Sign In.

To complete your assigned reviews:

1. Select an award opportunity.

2. To learn more about an opportunity (description, review deadlines, number of awards, etc.), select Opportunity Details.

3. Choose an application and select Begin.

4. At the top right, choose a view:

   • Review: View your review questionnaire

   • Application: View the submitted application

   • Side-by-Side: Move into a full-screen view of both your review questionnaire and the submitted application

     Note: To return to the previous page, select Exit Side-by-Side at the bottom of the page.

5. Fill out your review questionnaire.

6. Select a progress option:

   • Submit: To finish this review and move to the next

   • Save: To save your progress and stay on the current screen

7. Continue submitting reviews until you're finished.

To confirm that you've completed all your reviews, select Opportunities at the top left. Under Assigned Reviews, you'll see the total number assigned and completed.

Tip: If you need to update a review, do it before the Reviews Due By date in the Opportunity Details. Otherwise, you'll no longer be able to make changes.

If you're a reviewer chair for an opportunity, you'll see the Applications to Chair and Reviews to Chair links.

As a reviewer chair, you can see more details about an opportunity than a traditional reviewer, including:

• Details: Access additional financial information, dates, and more to provide additional context

• Applications: See additional information about each application and—if permitted by administrators—move applications into new categories (e.g., Finalist, Awarded)

• Reviews: See all applications, their assigned reviewer, and the review's status (category, average score, date completed, etc.)

Tip: For more guidance on being a reviewer chair, check out our recorded walkthrough.