“If I receive funding as part of a multiple-PI application, do I lose my new PI status?”

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Yes. If the award’s activity code is not on the List of Smaller Grants & Awards that Maintain ESI Status, then as a funded principal investigator (PI) you would lose your new PI status—regardless of whether the award has multiple PIs.

Learn more at Considerations for a Multiple PI Application and Information for New Investigators.

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