I am finishing up my proposal (formally, I have already started working on Aim 1 whoops) and could not get my committee aligned to have time for the proposal defense before the end of May, which is when the proposal is due.
I am moving to a different state to be onsite with one of my PIs (we do human work and the patients are where this PI is) at the end of the month as well, and as such doing my proposal defense in the midst of moving would be even worse.
I email admin to see what recourse I have to get an extension for my proposal completion date, or if having 4/5 committee members will be enough, and they respond that the proposal is not due until AUGUST 31st. Our policy handbook states at the end of the academic year for the proposal, which I assumed was May… my mistake. On the bright side, proposal is damn near done and it’s only 4/30, which is a considerable runway.
TLDR: Ask clarifying questions when dates are ambiguous, you’ll save yourself a few grey hairs.
cheers mates