美国高等教育研究资助中的同行评议

Peer Review Study in American Higher Education Research Grants

美国联邦政府是高校基础研究经费的主要提供者，国家科学基金会是联邦政府专门负责对基础研究资助的机构，是美国最重要的科学基金管理部门之一。向国家科学基金会申请研究经费是美国教授获得资助的主要途径。国家科学基金会主要通过同行评议对科学资金进行分配，同行评议是分配研究经费的核心。

Federal Government is the main provider of funding research in higher education， especially in basic research. NSF is responsible for the federal government-funded basic research institution sectors. Applying to NSF for research funds has become the professors' main way of getting research funds. NSF allocates funds to professors mainly through peer review. Peer review is the core of allocating the research funds.