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Requests
for Extension of CNMS User Projects
CNMS
user projects are initially approved for a term of 12 months. PIs
will be offered an opportunity to request one 12-month extension
at the end of their original 12-month project period. Extension
requests must be limited to the research objectives, technical approach,
and
level of CNMS time and resources that were originally approved
for the peer-reviewed user proposal. PIs will receive an “Application
for Extension” form
approximately 4-6 weeks before the original expiration date for
their project. The application is a 1-page form for listing in bullet
style the milestones achieved, milestones pending, any significant
obstacles,
and publications or presentations (click
here for sample form). Interested user PIs will be expected
to return these forms promptly, within 2 weeks, and they will
be reviewed internally at CNMS. Approval of an extension request
is
not automatic but is normally granted for projects that can show
reasonable progress or have experienced delays due to factors
outside of the PI’s control. A new user proposal and full peer
review will be required to continue work after the 12-month extension.
Below
is the expected schedule for upcoming extension requests. Subsequent
proposal cycles will follow a similar schedule.
Project numbers in the range CNMS2009-001 through CNMS2009-199, approved
in January 2009 (cycle 2009A):
- original
expiration is February 28, 2010
- applications
for extension will be distributed in late January 2010
- successful
applicants will receive a new expiration date of February 28,
2011
- PIs
must submit a new, full proposal in the fall of 2010 in order to
continue the work beyond February 2011
Project numbers in the range CNMS2009-201 through CNMS2009-399, approved
in June 2009 (cycle 2009B):
- original
expiration is July 31, 2010
- applications
for extension will be distributed in June 2010
- successful
applicants will receive a new expiration date of July 31, 2011
- PIs
must submit a new, full proposal in the spring of 2011 in order
to continue the work beyond July 2011
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