Pre-Award

The Administrative Services Sponsored Projects Team facilitates submission of funding proposals, including application process and procedures, so investigators can concentrate on the scientific components of a proposal. Staff members provide the following services:

• help identify funding sources based on faculty research interest
• provide an online mechanism to initiate the grant submission and track the submission through the stages of internal UMSON approval (department chair, director of research administration, and mock review panel)
• assist in preparation of a grant budget and develop subcontracts
• prepare final grant documents and submit the application, including sign off by the University of Maryland Office of Research and Development, and submission to the reviewing/granting agency

The Office of Research and Scholarship team members help facilitate and provide the following services:

• provide administrative assistance to maintain and update biosketches as well as letters of support
• provide feedback on specific aims
• coordinate mock reviews and provide written feedback to investigators
• assist during the final stage of submission by preparing and organizing final grant documents.

In addition to assisting investigators, the pre-award staff captures proposal data and tracks funding successes to better manage UMSON resources and learn best practices for successful funding applications.

Resources

Funding proposal review resources:

• Investigator Guide to Pre- and Post-Award Grant Management
• Pre-Award Form
• Education Review Short Form

If you will be working with graduate assistants, please review:

• UMSON Policy and Procedure for Hiring Graduate Assistants
• University of Maryland, Baltimore Policy on Graduate Assistants

Questions? Contact us.