Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A consortium spends six weeks in the award phase signing the Grant Agreement, securing accession from all beneficiaries, and finalising the Consortium Agreement.
- Is an instance
An NIH grantee spends three weeks in the award phase responding to just-in-time information requests and finalising the Notice of Award.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
Active execution of research tasks is the execution phase, not award.
- Not an instance
Proposal preparation is the proposal phase.
Editorial commentary
The award phase begins with the funder's funding decision (positive) and ends with the official project start date. Activities include reviewing the offer letter or notice of award, negotiating any conditions (often around budget reductions, scope adjustments), executing the Grant Agreement or signing the Notice of Award, securing pending compliance approvals (ethics, biosafety, animal welfare), hiring or transferring key personnel, setting up project accounts in the financial system, and holding a kick-off meeting. The phase varies from days (for small awards) to many months (for complex international consortia).
References
- NCURA Departmental Research Administration training; Horizon Europe Annotated Grant Agreement (GAP).
Also known as
Award negotiation phase · Pre-start phase · Onboarding phase (project)
Machine-readable encodings
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