Partial lottery can make grant allocation more fair, more efficient, and more diverse

Serge Pascal Johannes M Horbach; Joeri Tijdink; Lex M Bouter

doi:10.1093/scipol/scac009

Partial lottery can make grant allocation more fair, more efficient, and more diverse

Serge Pascal Johannes M Horbach^*, Joeri Tijdink, Lex M Bouter

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Department of Political Science - Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy

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We call on research funding organisations to experiment with different models for integrating partial randomisation into their grant allocation processes as well as to assess the feasibility, the potential implications, and the perceptions of such models. Traditional models of grant allocation have usually been based on peer review to rank applications and allocate grants. These models have been shown to suffer from various shortcomings. In particular, we believe that partial randomisation holds the potential of being more fair, more efficient, and more diverse. In addition, it may lead to more responsible research practices. We outline a proposal for such a grant allocation process and sketch various arguments in favour of it. We also address potential counterarguments and conclude that partial randomisation in grant allocation holds the potential to lead to many benefits and therefore warrants further experimentation and implementation.

Original language	English
Journal	Science and Public Policy
Volume	49
Issue	4
Pages (from-to)	580–582
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0302-3427
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scac009
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2022

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CHANCE
lottery
partial randomisation
research funding
responsible research practices

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Partial lottery can make grant allocation more fair, more efficient, and more diverse. / Horbach, Serge Pascal Johannes M; Tijdink, Joeri; Bouter, Lex M.
In: Science and Public Policy, Vol. 49, No. 4, 01.08.2022, p. 580–582.

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