IIR submissions may be made as a brief or full proposal regardless of therapeutic area/franchise.
IIR grants can only be awarded after review of a full proposal.
Full proposals are reviewed on a quarterly basis in accordance with the table below.
A complete application and full proposal must be received prior to the submission deadline in order to be eligible for review during a given review cycle.
Shire reserves the right to modify these deadlines as necessary.
| | Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 | Cycle 4 |
| Deadline for Full Proposal Submission | 2/28/2019 | 5/31/2019 | 8/31/2019 | 11/30/2019 |
| Estimated Date of Decision | Mid-March 2019 | Mid-June 2019 | Mid-September 2019 | Mid-December 2019 |