I sent this question to Ask eRA (NIH) last summer.

The answer is no - it is not allowed.  Here is a quote from the response I received:  "The Research Plan must be self contained. In other words, you can't link to Web sites or embed additional information not directly visible in the application image. Otherwise, the embedded files would be an easy way to circumvent page limits."

Janet
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Janet Simons
Director, Research Policy
Office of Research and Development
University of Maryland, Baltimore
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phone: 410-706-5632   fax: 410-706-6630

On Nov 15, 2010, at 4:09 PM, Morr, Heather S wrote:

Good afternoon,

I had a faculty member ask me about embedding a movie in to the research strategy section of a mentored K08 application.  Is this allowed?  I have never really had this asked of me.  Any help would be gladly appreciated.

Thank you,

Heather S Morr
Grant Specialist/Coordinator
Department of Ophthalmology
Phone: 317-274-2164

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