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MIT Standard Terms (apply unless Sponsor specifies otherwise)
- Notify RAS as soon as possible to determine the necessary steps when:
- the PI on a project will change*, or
- the PI will be disengaged from the project for three months or more*
*Either change should prompt a discussion between the PI and the sponsor to determine a plan for how the work will proceed
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Change of any key person named in proposal or award requires prior approval.
- Disengagement of the PI for 3 months requires prior approval.
- 25% reduction in effort PI requires prior approval.
Army Research Office (ARO) and Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
- Change of any key person named in proposal or award requires prior approval.
- Disengagement of the PI for 3 months requires prior approval.
- 25% reduction in effort PI requires prior approval.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Under Construction
Department of Energy (DOE) – Office of Science
- Change of any key person named in proposal or award requires prior approval.
- Disengagement of the PI for 3 months requires prior approval.
- 25% reduction in effort PI requires prior approval.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Prior approval required to change a Principal Investigator (PI),
- Prior approval required for significant absence of the PI, defined as a three month absence from the project or a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project.
- Prior written approval required for significant change in the objective or scope.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- Under Construction
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Applies to PI or other Senior/Key Personnel named in the Notice of Award
- Prior approval required to reduce effort by 25% or more from the approved level
- Prior approval required for absence or disengagement of 3 months or more
- Prior approval required to change PI or named Senior/Key Personnel
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Prior approval required to add or change a PI
- Prior approval required to reduce PI effort by 25% or more
National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Prior approval required to add or change a PI
- Prior approval required to reduce PI effort by 25% or more
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- Change of any key person named in proposal or award requires prior approval.
- Disengagement of the PI for 3 months requires prior approval.
- 25% reduction in effort PI requires prior approval.