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A young professor at my old university recently passed away. They were still in the process of setting up their lab, taking on graduate students, etc.

What will happen to their NSF funding now? There is no obvious candidate in the department to take it over.

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    @DanRomik Well I didn't say it was a large concern. Just explaining what prompted my curiosity.
    – Azor Ahai -him-
    Commented Nov 1, 2018 at 3:46
  • understood. I did not mean to sound critical of your curiosity - the question is a valid one.
    – Dan Romik
    Commented Nov 1, 2018 at 4:17
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    @DanRomik - why not put the answer in the "answer" box?
    – cag51 ♦
    Commented Nov 1, 2018 at 4:34
  • The university could find a replacement professor to continue externally...
    – Solar Mike
    Commented Nov 1, 2018 at 6:38
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    @DanRomik Your comment is totally unfair. When a professor dies, his students may be worried they will loose their only source of income, and with it the ability to finish their education. That's hardly a trivial concern. I think your comment verges on a personal attack on the asker, and it does sound critical.
    – Anonymous Physicist
    Commented Nov 1, 2018 at 10:47

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It probably depends a bit on how accommodating the program officer is. The money is allocated to the university and they can put a different PI on the project. It seems likely to me that if students are depending on the funding, they should find a way to make it work but you never know with this stuff. The onus would be on the university to come up with an acceptable alternate plan.

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