WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEAECH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS BLINDED REVIEW FORMAT

As stated in the VPRCS Directive article 6 sub article 6.2, the mission of Research and
Community Services Vice President Office is/ are brings economic, social, intellectual and
cultural developments by conducting academically rigorous and social meaningful research, by
disseminating knowledge and technologies and through rigorous community service and active
engagement. To make this mission fruitful, the office has responsibility and power to calls for
proposal and makes the proposal reviewed at department, college/school and the university level
based on thematic areas and merits. Hence the Director for community services and Engagement
could identifies the needs and problems in the community with the community and provides
services that can solve the societal bottlenecks. And also to bring a SMART community service
projects from academia, the following review and selecting criteria format is prepared.

1.Project Title:_________________________________________________________________________

No Name Responsibility Specialization College/school Academic Email address

Rank
1 XY PI
Co-Investigator

2. Evaluation criteria and allotted points

1. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION Rating Scale

1.1 Rationale well explained 5 4 3 2 1 NA
1.2 Significance clearly stated 5 4 3 2 1 NA
1.3 Need assessment done (if any) 5 4 3 2 1 NA
1.4 The relationship of the project to other relevant programs 5 4 3 2 1 NA
1.5 Topic in line with the priorities of the University’s thematic areas 5 4 3 2 1 NA
Score
2. PROJECT GOAL AND OBJECTIVE STATEMENT
2.1 SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time 5 4 3 2 1 NA
bounded
Score
3. PROJECT ACTIVITIES
3.1 Activities clearly identify what will be done, who will do it, when 5 4 3 2 1 NA
it will be done?
3.2 Role of actors’ (stakeholders) well explained 5 4 3 2 1 NA
3.3 Clear statement of direct linkage between the activities and the 5 4 3 2 1 NA
outcomes
Score

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4. EXPECTED RESULTS/OUTPUTS
4.1 Expected outcomes well explained 5 4 3 2 1 NA
4.2 The number of direct and indirect beneficiary indicated clearly 5 4 3 2 1 NA
Score

5. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND TIME FRAME

5.1 Location clearly defined 5 4 3 2 1 NA
5.2 Strategies (methods, procedures, techniques) to be employed clearly 5 4 3 2 1 NA
indicated
5.3 Targeted beginning and ending dates for each step clearly presented 5 4 3 2 1 NA
Score
6. PLAN TO ENSURE COMMUNITY PARTICIATION
6.1 Actors/stakeholders clearly stated 5 4 3 2 1 NA
6.2 How the stakeholder communities were (and are being) involved in 5 4 3 2 1 NA
 Project planning and design
 Project implementation
 Project monitoring and evaluation
Are clearly stated
Score

7. RISKS TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION

7.1 Major internal and external factors that could endanger the expected 5 4 3 2 1 NA
results are clearly stated
Score
8. PROJECT MONITORING & EVALUATION
8.1 Data to be collected defined 5 4 3 2 1 NA
8.2 Indicators stated 5 4 3 2 1 NA
8.3 Reporting mechanism explained 5 4 3 2 1 NA
8.4 Monitoring & Evaluation techniques well stated 5 4 3 2 1 NA
Score
9. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY
9.1 Contributing factors to the success and failure of sustainability of the 5 4 3 2 1 NA
project are clearly stated
Score
10. BUDGET
10.1 Personnel clearly stated and justified 5 4 3 2 1 NA
10.2 Material and equipments (logistics) well listed 5 4 3 2 1 NA
Score
11. OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT PROPOSAL
11.1 Organization (title page, table of contents, section headings, etc.) 5 4 3 2 1 NA
11.2 Writing skills (flow of sentence, paragraphs, grammar, spelling, 5 4 3 2 1 NA
punctuation, choice of words)
11.3 Page layout (margin, font, line spacing, page number) 5 4 3 2 1 NA
11.4 Referencing fine (consistency & standard style) 5 4 3 2 1 NA
Score

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Convert 120 to 100%
Result:___________ 100%

Date___/____/_________

Reviewer’s Name:
1. ______________________Signature:______________ Date: ____________
2. ______________________Signature:______________ Date: ____________
3. ______________________Signature:______________ Date: ____________