Competence of the Investigators (38.2%)
The applicants need to acquire greater familiarity with the
pertinent literature (7.2%).
The problems to be investigated are more complex than the
applicants realize (10.5%).
The applicants propose to enter an area of research for which
they are not adequately trained (12.8%).
The principal investigator intends to give actual responsibility
for the direction of a complex project to an inexperienced
co-investigator (0.9%).
The reviewers do not have sufficient confidence in the applicants
to approve the present application, largely based on the past
efforts of the applicants (6.8%).