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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 CNMS2007-201 through CNMS2007-399, approved
in June 2007 (cycle 2007B):
- original
expiration is June 30, 2008
- applications
for extension will be distributed in May 2008
- successful applicants will receive a new expiration date of June 30, 2009
- PIs
must submit a new, full proposal in the spring of 2009 in
order to continue the work beyond June 2009
Project
numbers in the range CNMS2008-001 through CNMS2008-199, approved
in January 2008 (cycle 2008A):
- original
expiration is February 28, 2009
- applications
for extension will be distributed in
late January 2009
- successful
applicants will receive a new expiration date of February 28, 2010
- PIs
must submit a new, full proposal in the
fall of 2009
in order to continue
the work beyond February 2010
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