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Interim report

A progress and/or financial report submitted to the sponsor during a multi-period grant, covering activities up to a defined intermediate point and supporting continuation decisions.

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· Last updated 21 May 2026

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Examples

Worked examples

Is an instance
An NIH grantee submits the annual RPPR 60 days before the next budget period start as the interim report.
Is an instance
A Horizon Europe coordinator submits the consortium's 18-month periodic report through the Funding & Tenders Portal.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

Not an instance
The final report at project end is not interim.
Not an instance
An internal lab-group monthly meeting summary is not a sponsor interim report.

Editorial commentary

Interim reports are sponsor-mandated and may be annual, periodic, or milestone-driven. They typically combine a technical narrative (progress against aims, work-package status, deliverables submitted, publications, risks) with a financial statement (expenditure to date, variance, forecast). Sponsors review interim reports as part of the continuation decision. Missing or late interim reports can delay subsequent payments.

References

US NIH Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) guidance; Horizon Europe Periodic Report template.

Also known as

Periodic report · Progress report (interim) · Annual report (grant)

Machine-readable encodings

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JATS XML <role> element

xml

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Schema.org DefinedTerm (JSON-LD)

json

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  },
  "dateModified": "2026-05-21T02:22:59",
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