An NSF grant budget includes funding for two PhD students, with one student graduating soon and transitioning to a postdoc position within the group. Is it possible to reallocate funds from the graduating PhD student to support the postdoc for a few months? If so, would this change to the budget allocation require approval from NSF?
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5You should contact the grant point person at NSF in your field and ask directly.– Cameron WilliamsCommented Jun 23, 2023 at 6:38
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2You are asking for technicalities involving a contract, i.e. legal advices specific to a certain countries. Free legal advices from people in the internet may potentially bring you enormous benefits, in their absolute value.– EarlGreyCommented Jun 23, 2023 at 8:18
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1@EarlGrey You meant to say "malefits", I assume.– Captain EmacsCommented Jun 23, 2023 at 14:30
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4@CaptainEmacs That's why Earl Grey mentioned the absolute value.– Andreas BlassCommented Jun 23, 2023 at 17:22
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1The authority to make such a budget change belongs to the NSF. In some cases, the NSF delegates some of this authority to the institution that receives the grant. I don't know whether your case is covered by such a delegation. I'd guess it's not, and it might vary from one grantee to another.– Andreas BlassCommented Jun 23, 2023 at 17:26
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You need to ask this question to NSF. Right now, you are risking an answer by a chatbot here that might give you unfounded legal advice.
answered Jun 23, 2023 at 6:54
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As an AI, I am not qualified to give a formal answer, but [fill as required] Commented Jun 25, 2023 at 15:25