Form Attachment 8 Attachment 8 Screenshots of the Online POC EIA Host Survey

SURVEY FOR POINT OF CONTACT AT EIA HOST INSTITUTION
OMB#: 0925-0665 EXP. DATE: 12/31/2015
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1. During the past fiscal year, has your institution negotiated changes with the Early Independence PI regarding their
position, and/or the type and level of support they receive?
Yes
What changes were made and why?

No
2. During the past fiscal year, which of the following challenges have you perceived that the Early Independence PI
has encountered? (Please check all that apply)
None
Administrative resources (e.g., underutilization of support staff, etc.)
Operations (e.g., difficulties managing day-to-day activities of the laboratory, difficulty obtaining/maintaining
equipment and supplies, etc.)
Recruitment (e.g., difficulty recruiting and hiring staff to work in the laboratory and/or on the project, etc.)
Supervising staff (e.g., challenges delegating tasks, problems addressing low productivity, etc.)
Career Development (e.g., lack of attendance at training, scientific retreats, conferences, etc.)
Scientific Independence (e.g., too much reliance on others for project leadership, struggles Independencely leading a
research project, etc.)
Advisory structure for Early Independence PI (e.g., unproductive interactions with advisors, etc.)
Integration into Institution Structures (e.g., unable to establish collaborations with colleagues, etc.)
Management (e.g., challenges overseeing budget, not effective in securing resources, challenges managing time,
etc.)
Other (please specify):

Please describe each of the challenges checked in Question 2, steps the Early Independence PI and host institution
have taken to address them, and if the challenges are still ongoing.

3. Discuss any changes in the research productivity of the Early Independence PI in the past fiscal year. If there have
been challenges with his/her research productivity, please discuss if they have been resolved and how.

4. During the past fiscal year, has the institution formally evaluated the Early Independence PI and reviewed progress
made in his/her NIH EIA research project?
Yes
Describe the evaluation process, issues discussed, and who conducted the evaluation.

No
5. During the past fiscal year, what opportunities were provided to the Early Independence PI to facilitate his/her
transition to other sources of funding?

6. During the past fiscal year, what effect has the EIA award had on your institutional culture and scientific research
programs?

7. Compared to last year, which statement best reflects your perception of the PI's ability to conduct Independence
research?
My confidence in the PI’s ability to conduct Independence research has increased
My confidence in the PI’s ability to conduct Independence research has remained the same
My confidence in the PI’s ability to conduct Independence research has decreased
8. Please provide any additional comments regarding the Early Independence Award program or the PI.

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