Extension Proposal Review Rubric
Student name:
Project title:
Please rate the proposal on the following dimensions, listed in decreasing order of importance, by selecting the most appropriate choice.
Please provide constructive comments. Ratings and comments will be provided VERBATIM to the student and mentor.
Criteria
weight
Exemplary (x4)
Very Good (x3)
Good (x2)
Needs significant
improvement (x1)
Missing
50 Student’s clarity of explanation
8
Research topic or question
points
Strongly articulated
topic/question; clearly
connects with background
and project plan
32
Clear topic/question; may have
minor issues with connection
between topic, background
and/or project plan
28 l 24
Topic/question good; may
have some disconnect
between topic, background,
and/or project plan
20 l 16
Topic/question vague or
weak and/or little connection
between topic, background,
and/or project plan
12 l 8
20
Project plan or how the
question is to be answered
points
Strong evidence of thought
and planning (details clearly
articulated)
80
Good evidence of thought and
planning (e.g., some details
missing or confusing)
70 l 60
Some evidence of thought
and planning (e.g., few
details or plan not
presented logically) OR
multiple minor flaws in plan
50 l 40
Little evidence of thought or
planning (e.g., little to no
details; confusing) OR
significant flaws in plan
30 l 20
8
Significance or impact of
project (can be limited to
impact on student)
points
Clearly articulated, strong
statement of why this project
is important
32
Good effort to describe
project's importance; could be
stated more clearly
28 l 24
Some effort to describe
project’s importance;
explanation may be difficult
to understand
20 l 16
Little to no reference to
project importance or not
understandable
12 l 8
No impact statement
0
8
Writing style
points
Clear, persuasive, and logical;
well organized with few to no
errors
32
Good overall; minor issues
with clarity, logic, or level of
details; few errors
28 l 24
Adequate writing; isolated
areas lacking clarity/details
and/or too many errors
20 l 16
Poorly written overall;
confusing, lacking necessary
details; excessive or
significant errors
12 l 8
6
Timeline
points
Clear and detailed plan for
completing work within
project timeframe
24
Some details provided;
additional specificity would be
helpful
21 l 18
Vague references to project
timing
15 l 12
Little to no detailsl provided
9 l 6
No timeline provided
0
Comments for Student’s clarity of explanation:
Exemplary (x4)
Very Good (x3)
Good (x2)
Needs significant
improvement (x1)
Missing
30 Mentor-Student collaboration (please consider both the form and information within the proposal itself)
8
Student readiness for
project (based on writing,
depth of knowledge)
points
Strong evidence student is
prepared for project (through
classes, previous experience,
etc)
16
Good evidence of readiness
AND/OR good plan/support for
gaining needed skills
14 l 12
Little evidence of readiness
AND/OR weak plan/support
for gaining needed skills
10 l 8
Student does not seem ready
for project and no
structure/plan of support
6 l 4
7
Student gain
points
Strong and clearly define
description of student gains
28
Good description of gains; may
need additional project
specific details
24.5 l 21
Generalized description
and/or few project specific
student gains
17.5 l 14
Vague description with no
project specific gains
10.5 l 7
7
Outcomes, deliverables,
and dissemination
points
Clear and specific
plan/outline
16
Good description; may need
additional project specific
details
14 l 12
Generalized description
and/or few project specific
details
10 l 8
Vague plans and/or outline
6 l 4
No plans and/or outline
0
Comments for Mentor-Student collaboration:
20 Overall Merit
points
Excellent overall topic,
project plan, and design
80
Overall topic, project plan,
design good; additional details
needed
70 l 60
Some concerns with topic,
project plan or design
(recommend revise &
resubmit)
50 l 40
Topic, project plan or design
is vague or has significant
flaws (recommend revise &
resubmit)
30 l 20
Not an appropriate topic,
project plan, and/or design
0
Comments for Overall Merit: