What happens to page limits if the formatting changes when a PDF is generated?
NIH validations include checks for page limits. Some accommodation will be made for sections that when combined must fit within a specified limitation. While each section of the Research Plan needs to eventually be uploaded separately, applicants are encouraged to construct the Research Plan as a single document, separating sections into distinct PDF attachments just before uploading the files. In this way the applicant can better monitor formatting requirements such as page limits. When validating for page limits, the eRA Commons will not count the white space created by breaking the text into separate files for uploading. Applicants may receive a warning message similar to the following: “The Research Plan is limited to 25 pages. This may span 28 pages due to page breaks. If the total space occupied by text does not exceed 25 pages then no action is needed.” If you provide 26-28 pages of text, the system will allow the application to proceed, but remember the application is subject t
NIH validations include checks for page limits. Some accommodation will be made for sections that when combined must fit within a specified limitation. For example, applicants are encouraged to construct the Research Plan as a single document, separating sections into distinct PDF attachments just before uploading the files. In this way the applicant can better monitor formatting requirements such as page limits. When validations for page limits are applied, the eRA Commons will make allowances for the white space created by breaking the text into separate files for uploading.
HHS/CDC validations include checks for page limits. Some accommodation will be made for sections that when combined must fit within a specified limitation. For example, applicants are encouraged to construct the Research Plan as a single document, separating sections into distinct PDF attachments just before uploading the files. In this way the applicant can better monitor formatting requirements such as page limits. When validations for page limits are applied, the eRA Commons will make allowances for the white space created by breaking the text into separate files for uploading.
