2.1 Who May Propose

Participation in this supplemental education grant program is open only to U.S.-based Principal Investigators whose scientific Chandra proposal has been selected in Stage 1. Non-U.S. Investigators are not eligible to submit a supplemental EPO proposal. EPO funding may not be requested for projects or activities taking place in non-U.S. venues or addressing non-U.S. audiences, or for expenditures supporting non-U.S. recipients.

The U.S. is defined as the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Each individual EPO proposal must have one, and only one, Principal Investigator (PI). Each institutional or team EPO proposal must designate one, and only one, PI as the Lead for the proposal. The PI is responsible for the programmatic and administrative conduct of the project, and is the formal contact for all communications with the CXC. Questions or issues about the proposal submission will be directed to the PI.

An eligible PI may submit a separate EPO proposal for each of his or her science proposals accepted in Stage 1. A PI may submit individual proposals, join an institutional or team proposal, or divide proposal opportunities among the three. However, for more than one EPO proposal from a given PI to be accepted for funding, the proposals must be for different programs or activities.

2.1 Proposal Confidentiality

Proposals submitted to the SAO will be kept confidential to the extent allowed by the review process. For proposals that are selected to receive funding, an abstract, and names and contact information for key participants (e.g. PI, EPO Co-I, and any education partners) will become publicly accessible.