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Developing Proposals

Although RDS will not write your proposal, we can help you make sure it is complete, well written, and thoroughly addresses sponsor guidelines. Contact us to find out more about the services we offer.

If you would like to request proposal development assistance, please fill out the online assistance request form.

Proposal Development Tools

• NIH Public Access Policy - Reporting Requirements
• Strategies for Developing Competitive Grant Proposals
• NIH Grant Type Primer
• Quick Guide for NIH Grant Applications (NCI)
• All about NIH Grants Tutorial
  • How to Write an Application Involving Research Animals
  • How to Write a Human Subjects Grant Application
• EPA Grant Writing Tutorial (EPA)
• NSF - How to Prepare Your Proposal
• Writing a lay summary
• Relevant UIC policies and guidelines
  • Academic Integrity in Research and Publication
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Cost Sharing
  • Limited Competitions
  • Patents and Copyrights
  • Invention Disclosures
  • Research Subjects, Informed Consent

Budget Development Tools

• General budget template
• Sample Budgets – Includes NSF, NIH Modular, Clinical Trials, Restrictions on F&A, and Subcontracts
• Calculating employee benefit (fringe benefit) rates
• Calculating facilities & administrative (F&A) costs
• Understanding Modified Total Direct Costs and Total Direct Costs (MTDC/TDC)
• State of Illinois Human Resources Links
  • Job Class Specifications
  • Job class salary range report – updated on the 15th of every month
    

Last updated: Friday, November 13, 2009.