Neither letters of recommendation nor creative materials are required with the initial application, although the submission of portfolio materials may be requested later as an application is reviewed.
These days, it usually takes a year and a half to fulfill the patent process from submission of an initial application, requests for additional paperwork, examination by patent agency experts and final issuing of a patent number.
If this were the case for your fellowship, you would need to be aware of what is required (are the materials the same or different as their initial application) as well as the deadline for submission.
Ms. Srinivasan would not discuss the board's past actions, but said that she planned to make the initial application process more rigorous and redraft forms to make submissions easier to analyze.
"Neither the initial application . . .
inclusion in your application submission.
At the first project meeting, a protocol for the submission of the contractor's requisition should be established so the contractor has clear direction regarding the preparation of the initial application for payment.
An initial application was turned down.
Will that impact my application submission date?
Deadline for application submission is January 29 , 2010
