A provisional budget is submitted as part of the letter of intent. The BT will then review the rankings of the SAC and the size of grants allocated, but will not generally overrule them, except when requested to rule on problematic issues. The final decision on the number and size of the grants will be made by the BT, usually on the basis of the SAC ranking and budget recommendations. Amalgamated comments from the principle reviewer will be supplied to the grant applicants. No appeal of the decisions will be entertained.
Unsuccessful applicants can resubmit new letters of intent.
This notice includes, amongst other things, the dates of the budget period and the amount of the funds authorised for the grantee during the period indicated. Award notices also contain special terms and conditions binding upon the award and refer to all general terms applicable to the award. 4.2 Grant Budgets Budgets must be specific and should be realistic estimates of the funds required for the proposed research. The duration of funding is evaluated for each grant individually based on the project parameters involved. Awards are, however, made without assurance of continued support beyond the initial term designated.