Get Collaborating Investigators/ Other Key Personnel

Generally, collaborators are paid ing to the percentage of effort they devote to a project, where as a consultant is paid by an hourly fee.

Key personnel are those people, including PIs and Co-PIs, who are essential to carrying out the work of a project, typically those responsible for the design, conduct and reporting of the research.

Generally, collaborators are paid ing to the percentage of effort they devote to a project, where as a consultant is paid by an hourly fee.

As a loose guideline, think of a collaborator as a scientist whose distinct expertise complements your own while a co-investigator shares your area of expertise and therefore contributes in guiding the scientific direction of the overall project. One provides unique expertise, the other umbrella expertise.

As examples, your mentor on a career award or an as-needed consultant would be considered an OSC. OSCs are typically listed in your application with "effort of zero person months" or "as needed." OSCs are not considered senior/key personnel, but you must include biosketches for OSC. Learn more at Create Biosketches.

Key personnel are those who have authority or responsibility for the design or management of a project, as well as those involved in recruitment, data collection and management activities, including those responsible for maintaining participant privacy or data confidentiality.

Collaborators are typically listed as key personnel. Personnel from any institution- internal or external If the collaborator provides advice or expertise as needed, no effort is required. If the collaborator is responsible for a portion of the scope of work, effort is required for federal research projects.

Some senior-level collaborators may choose to work part-time for credit (e.g., the potential of future publications), rather than pay. A consultant provides advice or services and may participate significantly in the research. For NIH's official definition, go to Glossary & Acronym List.

Collaborators are typically listed as key personnel. Personnel from any institution- internal or external If the collaborator provides advice or expertise as needed, no effort is required. If the collaborator is responsible for a portion of the scope of work, effort is required for federal research projects.

As a loose guideline, think of a collaborator as a scientist whose distinct expertise complements your own while a co-investigator shares your area of expertise and therefore contributes in guiding the scientific direction of the overall project. One provides unique expertise, the other umbrella expertise.

Some senior-level collaborators may choose to work part-time for credit (e.g., the potential of future publications), rather than pay. A consultant provides advice or services and may participate significantly in the research. For NIH's official definition, go to Glossary & Acronym List.

Generally, collaborators are paid ing to the percentage of effort they devote to a project, where as a consultant is paid by an hourly fee.

Key personnel are those people, including PIs and Co-PIs, who are essential to carrying out the work of a project, typically those responsible for the design, conduct and reporting of the research.

Generally, collaborators are paid ing to the percentage of effort they devote to a project, where as a consultant is paid by an hourly fee.

As a loose guideline, think of a collaborator as a scientist whose distinct expertise complements your own while a co-investigator shares your area of expertise and therefore contributes in guiding the scientific direction of the overall project. One provides unique expertise, the other umbrella expertise.

As examples, your mentor on a career award or an as-needed consultant would be considered an OSC. OSCs are typically listed in your application with "effort of zero person months" or "as needed." OSCs are not considered senior/key personnel, but you must include biosketches for OSC. Learn more at Create Biosketches.

Key personnel are those who have authority or responsibility for the design or management of a project, as well as those involved in recruitment, data collection and management activities, including those responsible for maintaining participant privacy or data confidentiality.

Collaborators are typically listed as key personnel. Personnel from any institution- internal or external If the collaborator provides advice or expertise as needed, no effort is required. If the collaborator is responsible for a portion of the scope of work, effort is required for federal research projects.

Some senior-level collaborators may choose to work part-time for credit (e.g., the potential of future publications), rather than pay. A consultant provides advice or services and may participate significantly in the research. For NIH's official definition, go to Glossary & Acronym List.

Collaborators are typically listed as key personnel. Personnel from any institution- internal or external If the collaborator provides advice or expertise as needed, no effort is required. If the collaborator is responsible for a portion of the scope of work, effort is required for federal research projects.

Some senior-level collaborators may choose to work part-time for credit (e.g., the potential of future publications), rather than pay. A consultant provides advice or services and may participate significantly in the research. For NIH's official definition, go to Glossary & Acronym List.