Contents

• Overview
• What Is Unassigning a Reviewer?
• ⚠️Important Notes
• Step-By-Step Instructions
  • Open the Review Round
  • Remove (Unassign Reviewers)
    • Remove Reviewer(s) from a Single Application (Application View)
    • Remove a Reviewer From Multiple Applications (Reviewer View)
      • To remove individual applications:
      • To remove all eligible assignments at once:
• What Happens After Unassigning a Reviewer
• Related Articles

Overview

This step-by-step guide shows Program Admins how to unassign (remove) a reviewer from an application during an active review round.
 

What Is Unassigning a Reviewer?

Unassigning a reviewer removes them from an application in an active review round. The reviewer isn't removed from the round or the program — only from that application. 

You can unassign a reviewer regardless of how they were originally assigned (by group or manually). You can remove a reviewer from a single application, or remove all of their eligible assignments in the round at once.

• Who can unassign a reviewer?
  • Organization Owners
  • Client Admins (in partner-managed accounts)
  • Program Owners
  • Program Managers

⚠️Important Notes

• You can only remove (unassign) a reviewer if the assignment is in “Not Started” or “Opened” status — you cannot remove an assignment that is “Started” or “Submitted.”
   
• Unassigned reviewers are not notified of the removal. 
   
• You can unassign a reviewer at any point during the review round, whether or not assignment notifications have already been sent. 

Step-By-Step Instructions

Open the Review Round

1. In the program, click the cycle name to open the cycle.
   
   
    
2. In the award cycle, select the review round from the left-hand menu.
   
   

Remove (Unassign Reviewers) 

• To remove one or more reviewers from a single application, see Remove Reviewer(s) from a Single Application (Application View).
   
• To remove a reviewer from one or more applications, see Remove a Reviewer From Multiple Applications (Reviewer View).

Remove Reviewer(s) from a Single Application (Application View) 

From the "Application View" in the review round, you can remove one or more reviewers from an assigned application, even if assignment notifications have already been sent.

1. The default view in a review round is the "Application View." 
   
   On this page, you'll see all applications in the review round. Click the hyperlinked number in the Assignments column for the application you want to remove reviewer(s) from. 
   
   

➜ The Review Assignments panel opens, listing all reviewers currently assigned to that application.

2. In the Review Assignments panel, find the reviewer you want to remove.



📌 Note: Only reviewers with a “Not Started” or “Opened” status are eligible for removal and will show a Remove link. 
 

3. Click Remove to the far-right of their name.


 

4. In the confirmation pop-up, click Remove to confirm.


 

• A confirmation message appears in the bottom-left corner of the screen. 

5. If needed, repeat steps 2-4 for any other reviewers you want to remove from the same application.

Remove a Reviewer From Multiple Applications (Reviewer View)

From the "Reviewer View" in the review round, you can remove all of a reviewers "Opened" and "Not Started" assignments at once.

1. At the top of the review round, click the Viewing dropdown and select "Reviewer View."  
   
   On this page, you'll see all reviewers assigned to applications in the review round. 
   
   
    
2. Find the reviewer whose assignments you want to update, then click the hyperlinked number in the All Assignments column.
   
   

➜ The Review Assignments panel opens. listing every application currently assigned to that reviewer. 

To remove individual applications: 

1. Click Remove to the far-right of the application name.
   
    
2. In the confirmation pop-up, click Remove. 
   
   

• A confirmation message appears in the bottom-left corner of the screen. 

3. If needed, repeat steps 1-2 for any other applications you want to remove the reviewer from. 

To remove all eligible assignments at once: 

1. Click Remove All in the bottom-right corner of the panel. 
   
   

💡Tip: Hover over the information icon next to "Remove All" to see the following message: "Only opened and not started reviews will be removed at this time." 
 

2. In the pop-up, click Remove All to confirm. 



📌 Reminder: Remove All only removes assignments with a status of "Opened" or "Not Started." Any assignments already "Started" or "Submitted" are not affected and remain with the reviewer.

• A confirmation message appears in the bottom-left corner of the screen. 
   

What Happens After Unassigning Reviewer(s)

📌Reminder: The reviewer is not notified about the assignment being removed. 

Admin View

• The removed reviewer(s) no longer appear in the Review Assignments panel for that application. 
   
• The number in the Assignments column in the "Application View" and in the All Assignments column in the "Reviewer View" updates immediately.
   
• The summary counts at the top of the round update to reflect the change. You may need to refresh your screen to see the updated numbers. 
  
  Example of Application View:
  
  
   

Reviewer View: 

• The application(s) no longer appears in the reviewer's assignments list.
   
• The summary counts at the top of the reviewer’s account update. 

Related Articles

➡️ Assign Reviewers Manually
➡️ Set Up a Review Round
➡️ Assign Reviewers to the Review Round
➡️ Creating Review Groups in a Review Round

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