Building an evidence base for funding evidence-based medicine

资助计划应该受到与它们审查的提案同样的科学审查。如果资助计划能够得到改善，更高质量的建议得到更可靠的资助，那么整个澳大利亚的循证医学就可以得到改善。目前的证据表明，供资决定方面存在着令人担忧的可变性。我们会研究计划补助金计划的成本和可靠性，以及两个较便宜的替代方案。节省下来的钱可以重新投入到医学研究中。

Funding schemes should be subject to the same scientific scrutiny as the proposals they scrutinize. If funding schemes could be improved, and higher quality proposals funded more reliably, then evidence-based medicine throughout Australia could be improved. Current evidence shows a concerning variability in funding decisions. We will examine the costs and reliability of the Project Grant scheme and two cheaper alternatives. Any savings we find could be re-invested back into medical research.