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=== About Pilot Time === | === About Pilot Time === | ||
CAMRI is supported by user fees: PIs receive grants or contracts and then pay CAMRI for MR scanner time on a fee for service basis. To encourage new investigators and projects, CAMRI awards discounted pilot time at the sole discretion of the Academic Director. The purpose of the pilot time is to allow for low-cost collection of preliminary data for grant applications that will then be used to pay for regularly priced scan time at CAMRI. | CAMRI is supported by user fees: PIs receive grants or contracts and then pay CAMRI for MR scanner time on a fee for service basis. To encourage new investigators and projects, CAMRI awards discounted pilot time at the sole discretion of the Academic Director. The purpose of the pilot time is to allow for low-cost collection of preliminary data for grant applications that will then be used to pay for regularly priced scan time at CAMRI. There are two kinds of pilot time. Both are billed at the pilot time rate, currently $100/hr. | ||
==Pilot Time for New Users== | ==Pilot Time for New Users== | ||
For PIs who have never before scanned at CAMRI, a brief application is required, consisting of the following: | For PIs who have never before scanned at CAMRI, a brief application is required, consisting of the following: |
Revision as of 09:49, 3 March 2017
About Pilot TimeCAMRI is supported by user fees: PIs receive grants or contracts and then pay CAMRI for MR scanner time on a fee for service basis. To encourage new investigators and projects, CAMRI awards discounted pilot time at the sole discretion of the Academic Director. The purpose of the pilot time is to allow for low-cost collection of preliminary data for grant applications that will then be used to pay for regularly priced scan time at CAMRI. There are two kinds of pilot time. Both are billed at the pilot time rate, currently $100/hr. Pilot Time for New UsersFor PIs who have never before scanned at CAMRI, a brief application is required, consisting of the following:
Submit completed applications or questions to camri@bcm.edu Pilot Time for Existing UsersFor users who currently scan at CAMRI, pilot time hours are granted based on the amount of paid scanner time used. The ratio is currently 5 to 1. For every 5 hours of paid scanner time, the user receives one hour of discounted pilot time. For budgeting reasons, pilot time expires at the end of each fiscal year. Other Notes
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