Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A sponsor terminates a grant for cause after repeated failure to submit interim reports.
- Is an instance
A consortium agrees to terminate a Horizon Europe project early after a key beneficiary withdraws and cannot be replaced.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
Routine closeout at the end of a normal performance period is not termination.
- Not an instance
A no-cost extension prolongs the project; it is not termination.
Editorial commentary
Termination is rare in routine research funding but occurs. Sponsor-initiated termination may follow serious non-compliance (misuse of funds, scientific misconduct, repeated reporting failures) or budget reductions at the funder. Recipient-initiated termination may occur when key personnel leave and the work cannot continue, when scientific direction changes radically, or following an institutional decision. Termination triggers an accelerated closeout: final reports, return of unobligated funds, settlement of subaward obligations. Termination for cause may affect future-funding eligibility.
References
- US Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.340; Horizon Europe Grant Agreement termination clauses.
Also known as
Award termination · Grant cancellation · Early termination
Machine-readable encodings
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