Variances from Ordinary Career Progression (if appplicable);  Include part-time work.
If you have any extenuating circumstances that affect your eligibility for the EIA program, explain these circumstances.  Explain personal variances from ordinary career progression, for example, child-rearing years, military service, unusual circumstances that led to gaps in research experience.  It is incumbent upon the applicant to make a convincing justification of eligibility.  If you have had a name change (changed your name for any reason) and your name does not match the name on your publications, please address this briefly here.  (For instance, your publication history reflects your maiden name and you have recently married and begun publishing under your married name.)

If an applicant does not have a full-time faculty/staff appointment at the non-profit institution where the research will be performed (for example, has a part-time appointment or joint appointment), be sure to address this here.  When the applicant does not appear to hold a full-time faculty/staff appointment, the peer review committee will review portions of the application to determine if the research project can be accomplished and if the intent of the EIA award can be met.  These portions of the application will include:  applicant information regarding titles/academic position (or equivalent), administrative information provided regarding percent of time applicant spends on research and other activities, and the PI’s Biographical Sketch.

Professional Experience and Funding