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Who Can Apply?
- What's the difference between a Co-PI and Dual PI?
- Can a Principal Investigator (PI) submit more than one Letter of Intent (LOI) per PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA)?
- Are foreign organizations allowed to be included as subcontractors for PCORI awards?
- Who is eligible to apply for PCORI funding?
- Are foreign organizations eligible for funding?
- Do you have to be partnered with an academic institution to apply?
- Does PCORI make special provisions for new or early-stage investigators? For example, does PCORI have mechanisms to support junior investigators?
- Is there a minimum qualification for a Principal Investigator (PI)?
- Are organizations eligible to apply to multiple funding announcements?
- Are PIs eligible to apply to multiple funding announcements during the same cycle?
- Can a PI submit an application if already been awarded a contract by PCORI?
- Can an application that is currently under review at another organization and/or a federal agency be submitted to PCORI?
- Can an application have multiple PIs?
- If a PI is invited to submit an application and fails to do so, will that PI be penalized or prevented from applying in a future funding cycle?
- I was invited to submit a full application, but cannot make the deadline. Can I defer my application to a future round?
- What is PCORI's resubmissions policy?
- What is PCORI’s Invitation to Resubmit?
- Can a PI resubmit an application to a different PFA than the original submission?
- If an application is rejected during a previous cycle, can it be resubmitted during a later cycle?
- Can a PI submit the same application to multiple PFAs in a single cycle?
- How are resubmissions reviewed?
- Does Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval need to be obtained before applicants are notified whether the project has been funded?
- What qualifications are required for patient partners to participate in the research project? Is IRB approval of patient partners required?
- Can I apply to be a reviewer if I also plan to submit an application for PCORI funding?
- How should I contact PCORI about the status of my application or if I want to make any changes to the application?
- What is the process for notifying PCORI about withdrawing an application?