Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A PI submits a change request to NIH for a key-personnel change replacing a departing co-investigator.
- Is an instance
A Horizon Europe consortium submits an amendment request to add a new beneficiary mid-project.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A routine purchase within budget category is not a change request.
- Not an instance
An internal team-meeting decision without sponsor notification is not a formal change request.
Editorial commentary
Change requests are the operational mechanism for managing planned changes within the constraints of the awarded project. Categories of change request include scope amendments, budget rebudgeting (within and across categories), key-personnel changes, equipment substitutions, extension requests (no-cost extensions), and subaward additions or modifications. Each sponsor has its own thresholds for which changes require prior approval versus notification-only. Misclassification can lead to disallowance of costs.
References
- US NIH Grants Policy Statement on prior-approval requests; Horizon Europe amendment process via Funding & Tenders Portal.
Also known as
Project change request · Amendment request · Change order (project)
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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