Contents

• Overview
• Step-By-Step Instructions 
  • Log in to the Program
  • View Your Review Assignments
    • What's on the Review Assignments Page
  • Complete a Review
    • Open an Application
    • Submit Feedback
  • After You Submit Feedback
    • View Submitted Feedback for a Single Application
    • Check Progress on All Assignments
• Complete Remaining Reviews

Overview

This step-by-step guide shows Reviewers how to complete a review assignment and submit feedback in Next. 
 

Step-By-Step Instructions

Log in to the Program

1. You'll receive an email when you have new assignments to review.  

Example:

2. Click the Log In button or the full link at the bottom of the email to log in to the program. 

3. After logging in, you'll see the Program Info and Review Assignments pages in the left-hand menu.

• An orange pop-up message notifies you of new review assignments. Click Got it to close it.
• In the left-hand menu, an orange number shows how many assignments you need to complete. 

📌Note: If you're also a Program Administrator (e.g., Program Owner, Manager) using the same account, you'll see more menu options on this page.  
 

View Your Review Assignments 

1. Click Review Assignments in the left-hand menu. 


 

 What's on the Review Assignments Page

• The Review Assignments page shows all the applications you need to review.

Top Summary: 

The Top Summary shows:

a. The feedback due date + a countdown of days left

b. The number of feedback forms you still need to finish.

c. The number of review assignments you still need to complete.

d. The percentage (%) of submitted reviews you've completed.

Application List: 

Each application assigned to you includes:

a. Applicant ID 

b. Applicant Name

c. Group (only visible if the Program Admin set up review groups): Which group the application has been assigned to. 

d. Feedback Results/Vote/Final Score: Summary of your submitted feedback. 

📌Note: The title of the feedback column will vary depending on the type of feedback the Program Admin set up. It may be titled "Vote" (for reviews that require a yes/no vote) or "Score" (for reviews that require a numbered score). 

e. Review Progress: The status of your review (e.g., Started, Not Started, Opened, Submitted)

f. Assigned On: Date and time you received the assignment.

Search and Filter Tools: 

Use the icons in the top-right corner to organize your view.

a. Show/Hide Columns ➜ Click the triple bar icon ; uncheck any columns you want to hide.

b. Filter Applicants ➜ Click the Filter button ; enter your criteria (filter options depend on how the Program Admin set up the review round). 

c. Search Applicants ➜ Click the magnifying glass icon ; type a name or keyword to find someone quickly.


 

Complete a Review 

Open an Application

1. In your list of review assignments, click the applicant's name or ID.  

2. Once open, the following information will display:

a. Back Arrow – Returns you to your list of review assignments

b. Applicant Name – Displayed at the top

c. Download Button – Lets you download the full application

d. Comments Button – Shows comments from Program Admins

e. Section Links – Jump to different parts of the application (only appears if the form has sections)

f. Application Content – The full submission

g. Next/Previous Arrows – Move to the next or previous application

h. Add Feedback Button – Opens the feedback form for this applicant
 

Submit Feedback 

1. Click Add Feedback to start the feedback process. A panel opens next to the application. 

2. The first step for every review assignment asks whether you have a conflict of interest.  

➜ If you have a conflict of interest:

a. Select "I have a conflict of interest and will not be able to review this application."

b. Add a brief note explaining the conflict of interest. (Only you can see this note)

c. Click Next.

d. In the Confirm Removal pop-up, click Remove. 

e. The status of the assignment will change to Declined, and the feedback panel will be locked from edits. 

➜ If you do not have a conflict of interest:

a. Select "I have no conflict of interest and can review this application.

b. Select the Next button to move on to the evaluation.

5. The next panel screen is the feedback form. Complete the information on this screen.

⚠️IMPORTANT: The fields you see here depend on how the admins set up the review round; it may use voting, scoring, or a custom feedback form. The feedback panel will appear side‑by‑side with the application, including any uploaded attachments

6. If you aren't ready to submit yet, you can save your feedback as a draft:

a. Click Save as Draft.

b. A confirmation message appears in the bottom-left confirming your feedback has been saved. 

c. To edit or continue giving feedback on the application after closing the Feedback panel, you can either: 

- Click Edit Feedback within the application, or 

- Click the Go to Feedback button on the list of review assignments.

7. Once finished with your feedback, click Submit in the bottom-right corner of the feedback panel.

8. In the confirmation pop-up, click Submit. 

⚠️IMPORTANT: Once you submit feedback, you can no longer edit it.

9. A confirmation message appears in the bottom-left confirming your feedback has been saved. 

After You Submit Feedback

View Submitted Feedback for a Single Application

Once you submit feedback, a “Feedback Submitted” note appears next to the View Feedback button in the application.

To review what you submitted: 

1. Click View Feedback. 
2. Your feedback panel opens as read-only. 
   
   
    

Check Progress on All Assignments

In your Review Assignments list, the Review Progress column updates:

• Status changes to "Submitted" for completed assignments. 
• Progress bars fill to reflect completion.

The summary at the top of the page will also update to show your progress. 

Complete Remaining Reviews

•  Repeat the steps above for any remaining assignments.

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