VT. - College of Agriculture, University of Vermont
CRIS AD-416 RESEARCH RESUME

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Enter your last name and [Display] the work list of projects for you as the principal investigator. Select one project on the worklist and select "AD-416 Research Resume" and [Proceed]
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[Proceed] and enter the following information:

Project Number: If you are not normally the one to assign this number, enter your last name. If you are to assign this number, enter the Work Unit/Project No., up to 20 characters without punctuation, always beginning with your institution code (e.g. LAB, WNP, etc.), and, depending on your institution's convention, may include a "-" or a "0" (e.g. VT- or IOW0).
StatusA = NEW Projects to be submitted for approval.
C = REVISED Projects already documented in CRIS that are being revised

Regional Project Number: The regional project number identifies projects supported by Regional Research funds, or those formally on record as contributing to a Regional Research project. This number combines the region (NE, NC, S, W, or NRSP) and the project number in the format: region-### (for example, NE-999).

Funding Type: Select only one CSREES funding program.

Title: Enter the title for this project. Titles are limited to 100 characters, including spaces. Do not use phrases such as "research on " "investigation of," etc. Do not use quotation marks.

Performing / Cooperating Departments: Select the home department of the Principal Investigator for the Performing Department, and select up to 2 departments participating significantly in the project.

Investigator Names: A total of six can be listed. List the Principal Investigator on Line 1. Lines 2 through six are used for co-investigators.

Objectives: Enter a clear, concise statement of the objectives of the research, which should be specific and attainable within the duration of the project using the resources available. Not to exceed 3200 characters. **

Approach: Describe the ways in which the research is to be conducted, with emphasis on the scientific methods and any unique aspects or significant departures from usual approaches. Not to exceed 3200 characters. **

** We recommend that you paste in the text from your wordprocessor (spell-check there), but do not include formatting such as tab, indent, bold, underline, super/subscript, nor any graphic symbols.

Keywords: Enter one per line in the entry field. Not to exceed 29 characters per line and 345 characters total. It is important to assign appropriate keywords for automated information retrieval of project information. Generally, keywords should be limited to one- or two-word terms.

Start Date: Enter date research will begin as Month, Day, Year in numeric format, (e.g. 10/01/1997).

Termination Date: Enter the estimated termination date for the project as Month, Day, Year in numeric format, (e.g. 10/01/1997).

If you are entering a new Grant/Coop Agreement this additional information is needed:

Contract Number: A contract number is assigned by the granting agency. Enter the assigned contract number. If no contract number has been assigned, the project is "NOT YET AWARDED" and you should enter those words in the contract number field instead. The contract number can be found on the Agreement Face Sheet if one is available.

Amount: The amount is determined by the granting agency. Enter the amount designated by the granting agency, as shown on the Agreement Face Sheet. If the grant has not yet been awarded, the amount has not been determined either. Leave blank if this is undetermined.

Fiscal Year: Enter the Fiscal Year for this grant information as the last 2 digits of the Federal fiscal year (October 1 - September 30).

Award date: The award date is determined by the granting agency. Enter the award date as shown on the Agreement Face Sheet, in the form month/day/year as e.g. 10/01/1997. If the grant has not yet been awarded, the award date has not been determined either. Leave blank if this is undetermined.

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Enter a short 2-3 sentence non-technical description of this project. Include one sentence for the situation or problem in the field provided, and another sentence for the purpose of this research. If appropriate, complete the fields for a project contact. Indicate any other states participating in the project if this is NOT a Regional Project.

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