無意識的偏見可能導致審查補助款時產生不公平的結果，尤其在評估申請人執行潛力時。根據2017年12月12日發表於bioRxiv的一篇報導指出，科學基金組織發現，若審稿人進行無意識偏見的培訓，可以減輕這種影響，讓資金分配更加公平。這項結果可作為將來的政策參考，以改善儘管有大量女性和少數族裔身處科學領域，卻無法晉任高階主管的問題。
原文標題：Canadian Science Community Gathers Momentum in Improving Gender EquityUnconscious bias can lead to inequitable outcomes in grant-funding competitions, especially when applicants’ leadership potential is explicitly evaluated, a new study preprint published on December 12, 2017, in bioRxiv shows. But unconscious bias training for reviewers can mitigate this effect and lead to a more equitable allocation of funds, the science funding organization found. That may pave the way for strategies and policies to improve equity in science at the highest levels—a stubborn problem in spite of the large number of women and minorities entering science graduate programs.