Principal Investigator (PI) Eligibility

Develop a Proposal Narrative

Creating a Biosketch

Develop a Proposal Budget

Submit an Application

Submit a Collaborative Application/Subaward

Sponsored Programs assist faculty or Principal Investigators in developing successful grant proposals to support research and special projects. This includes identifying grant opportunities, fostering collaborations internally and with external resources, developing proposals that meet all guidelines, and presenting a compelling case for funding. More specifically, Sponsored Programs will help in the analysis of the mission of the funding agency as well as the targeted grant opportunity, developing strategic goals and objectives based on a research idea and the funding agency’s mission, contact with agency officials, improving professional writing and formatting skills for a successful grant proposal, developing evaluation plans, and preparing budgets.

 Typical activities when developing a grant:

• Development of project summary/abstract
• Drafting of a preliminary budget including purchasing and payroll needs
• Proposal outline based on organization and guidelines from grant solicitation (RFP or RFA / announcement)
• Determine if outside collaborators/partnerships will be part of the project
• Determine if letters of support/commitment are needed
• Literature review and/or preliminary studies supporting research activities
• Biographical sketch relevant to grant guidelines
• Supporting data
• Project description including research design and methods section, objectives/aims
• Evaluation criteria
• Determine if human subjects, animals, or biohazards will be used in the project and gain appropriate Institutional Board approval
• Project schedule
• Future directions/broader impacts
• Develop full proposal and revise (get a peer to review)
• Final budget and budget justification
• Revising the summary/abstract to reflect any design changes since initial summary was developed.
• Completion of internal routing and approval procedure in Maestro (at least one week prior to submission deadline)
• Sponsored Programs submits the final proposal.

To initiate the process, faculty members develop an executive summary of their research idea (see below) and submit it. Sponsored Programs staff researches possible funding sources that match the faculty idea and supports the faculty in grant development as needed. This support ranges from merely helping with budget and editing to a complete grant write. Typically, faculty new to the grant process request more support to be able to produce a successful proposal.

 

Executive Summary Requirements

Provide a narrative overview of the project you want to be funded. (No longer than one paragraph/page.)

Include: Topic, objectives, research questions to be explored and their potential impact, significance to the university

• Indicate the level of collaboration and names of potential Co-PIs
• Specify whether the project will involve students (note whether they are Undergrads, Masters, or Doctoral students) as staff or participants
• Identify any human subjects or animal research issues.
• Estimate the total amount of funding required and give us a breakdown.
• Indicate any grant sources, if known.

Submit via email, at osp@tamuc.edu

Classes for proposal development may be available.  Please check our calendar for dates and times.  

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