(To be clear, I think it’s mostly just that we have more applications, and less that the mean application is significantly better than before.)
In several cases increased grant requests reflect larger projects or requests for funding for longer time periods. We’ve also definitely had a marked increase in the average individual salary request per year—setting aside whether this is justified, this runs into a bunch of thorny issues around secondary effects that we’ve been discussing this round. I think we’re likely to prioritize having a more standardized policy for individual salaries by next grant round.
(To be clear, I think it’s mostly just that we have more applications, and less that the mean application is significantly better than before.)
In several cases increased grant requests reflect larger projects or requests for funding for longer time periods. We’ve also definitely had a marked increase in the average individual salary request per year—setting aside whether this is justified, this runs into a bunch of thorny issues around secondary effects that we’ve been discussing this round. I think we’re likely to prioritize having a more standardized policy for individual salaries by next grant round.