Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
An NIH R01 funded for 5 years with annual budget periods is a multi-year project.
- Is an instance
A Horizon Europe RIA running 4 years across 36-month periodic reports is a multi-year project.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A one-year seed grant is single-year, not multi-year.
- Not an instance
A short conference travel award of three months is not multi-year.
Editorial commentary
Multi-year projects are the norm for substantive research programmes (3 to 5 years for most R-series, fellowship, and ERC awards; up to 7 years for some programme grants). Multi-year structure permits hiring of postdoctoral and PhD staff, equipment depreciation, and substantive scientific outcomes. Funder mechanisms (continuation awards, carry-forward, periodic reporting) support multi-year administration. Multi-year projects require longer-term financial planning, including currency-risk management for international consortia.
References
- US NIH Grants Policy Statement on multi-year awards; Horizon Europe RIA typical durations.
Also known as
Multi-annual project · Multi-year award · Long-duration grant
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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