• Guidelines for Preparing the 2010-12 Medium-Term Plans - January 2009
• SC Internal Guidelines for Commentary to Strategic Plans
• Strategic Guidance for Ex Post Impact Assessment of Agricultural Research
• Science Council Criteria for Assessing Challenge Program Full Proposals
• Science Council Criteria to assess forthcoming pre-proposals for new Challenge Programs
• Science Council Guidance to Challenge Programme Concept Notes, Pre-proposals and Full Proposals
• Criteria for Assessing Proposals for new Systemwide Programs
• Guidelines for External Program and Management Reviews (EPMRs) of the CGIAR Centers
• Guidelines for Challenge Program External Reviews (CPERs)