For Center Grant applications, should information (e.g. biosketches) be duplicated in different sections of the application?
Information such as biosketches should not be duplicated, especially if they are contained in the Administrative Core section of the application, which all reviewers read. Biosketches should be placed together in one section in alphabetical order after the PI’s biosketch. Cores and Projects should explicitly cross-reference each other rather than duplicate each other wherever possible. Q: For a Center grant, must the PI (Center Director) of the application be the most experienced member of the research team? A: No, applicants often select the PI of a Center based on many factors such as publication track record in the targeted science, administrative/organizational/team-building skills, availability of time and effort to commit to the Center, and/or the ability to meet the eligibility requirements identified in the FOA. Although the most senior investigator in the group may have some of these essential traits, they are not always the best choice to lead the Center; for example, they ma
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