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# For the pilot award, number of scanner hours requested in order to collect preliminary data for the grant proposal. Pilot time awards are limited to 10 hours. | # For the pilot award, number of scanner hours requested in order to collect preliminary data for the grant proposal. Pilot time awards are limited to 10 hours. | ||
Submit completed applications or questions to camri@bcm.edu. <br /> | Submit completed applications or questions to camri@bcm.edu. <br /> | ||
Other Notes | '''Other Notes''' | ||
# Before data collection can begin, the PI must attend all necessary training and submit required documentation, including an IRB-approved protocol and consent form. | # Before data collection can begin, the PI must attend all necessary training and submit required documentation, including an IRB-approved protocol and consent form. | ||
# The minimum duration of a pilot scan session is one hour and there is no additional discount for scanning after-hours. | # The minimum duration of a pilot scan session is one hour and there is no additional discount for scanning after-hours. |
Revision as of 09:52, 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 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. |