These were awarded to selected colleges, universities and other institutions, waiving the statutory requirement of merit review and competitive bidding, and with no instruction as to how the money is to be used.

Only those applications meeting all requirements will be advanced for merit review and selection.

Many of the most prestigious research schools, such as Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, confident of their ability to prevail in any competition, decry the lack of merit review.

All proposals submitted in response to FOAs and DOE National Laboratory Announcements undergo merit review.

In contrast to state legislation, which may provide for a merit review of the stocks issued in a particular state, the Securities Act of 1933 emphasizes proper disclosure by publicly owned concerns.

Congressman Bartlett added, "Many federal grants are awarded based upon highly competitive merit reviews of applications.

This is very different from the philosophy of the blue sky laws, which generally impose so-called "merit reviews."

Mr. Brown and the major research universities champion the awarding of Pentagon contracts on the basis of merit review by experts.

The following guidelines and regulations pertain to the merit review of grant applications as well as other Federal policies and procedures concerning the Department's grant process.

The tribunal performed merit reviews of government administrative decisions.