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[External Assessor](https://support.surepact.com/external-assessor?hsLang=en) # External Assessor - Application Review After the Funding Body has reviewed all declared [Conflicts of Interest](https://support.surepact.com/external-assessor-conflict-of-interest?hsLang=en) reviews, they will proceed to assigning Assessors to applications to review. Once assignment is complete, Assessors will receive a notification email from SurePact advising of this and to login and commence reviews. Assessors can view their assigned applications in the **Application Review** screen. ![External Assessor Application Review screen](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/External%20Assessor%20Application%20Review%20screen.jpg?width=670&height=87&name=External%20Assessor%20Application%20Review%20screen.jpg) Here, Assessors select **Review** from the **Actions** options and view the application content and the review criteria. ![External Assessor Review application window](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/External%20Assessor%20Review%20application%20window.jpg?width=670&height=323&name=External%20Assessor%20Review%20application%20window.jpg) ### Reviewing an application 1. View the content of the application submission and cite any files added to the Supporting Documents section 2. Expand the review accordion by selecting "**+**", then read and assess the application content against each review criterion, adding any **Comments** and **Scores** as you progress - **Note:** SurePact will save your progress automatically, so you can pick up from where you left. 3. Enter any final/overview Comments 4. Select an endorsement decision (**Yes** or **No**) and confirm the selection **Tip:** Criterion may contain contextual information to support how you interpret the criterion question. Select the down arrow/chevron to expand the criterion and view the context. ![Criterion context section in review screen](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Criterion%20context%20section%20in%20review%20screen.jpg?width=670&height=450&name=Criterion%20context%20section%20in%20review%20screen.jpg) Once an endorsement is confirmed, the application review is considered complete and the status in the table will reflect this. ![External Assessor completed review status](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/External%20Assessor%20completed%20review%20status.jpg?width=670&height=123&name=External%20Assessor%20completed%20review%20status.jpg) The completed review is also shared with the Funding Body to support their final decisions for funding award. 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