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Object template

Grant

A grant is peer-reviewed research funding, awarded through a competitive process, that covers the direct costs of a project

A grant is peer-reviewed funding that provides direct research costs through a competitive award process. The object template records the funding organization, program, and project details together with award amounts, dates, and the roles of the investigators involved.

Fields

21 fields

Field nameTypeDefinitionBound to
Funding OrganizationtextThe organization that provided the funding.—
Program NametextThe name of the funding organization's specific program under which the funding was awarded.—
Project Title*textThe title of the funded project.—
Project DescriptiontextA description of the funded project.—
Funding Renewable?booleanWhether the funding associated with the grant may be renewed.—
Grant StatustextThe current status of the funding.—
Grant TypetextThe nature of the grant received.—
Total AmountcurrencyThe total amount awarded under the grant.—
CurrencytextThe currency in which the award was given.—
Portion of FundingtextThe amount of total funding received by the person for their participation in the project.—
Funding TypetextThe nature of the funding received.—
Competitive?booleanWhether the grant was awarded through a competitive selection process.—
Year AwardednumberThe year that the person received the grant.—
Multi-year DetailstextThe details of the funding if it is applied over more than one year.multi-year-project
Time Commitment Per YearnumberThe amount of time the person committed to the project, expressed as a percentage of the year.—
Start DatedateThe start date of the grant.—
End DatedateThe end date of the grant.—
Investigation RoletextThe person's role in the research.—
Other InvestigatorstextThe names of other persons involved in the project.—
Roles of Other InvestigatorstextThe role of the named investigator.—
Research ClassificationpicklistThe subject or disciplinary classification of the research associated with the grant.research-classification

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