51视频 The Proposal Support Toolbox

The Office of Research Development (ORD) maintains a Proposal Support Toolbox, designed to assist faculty in their proposal document preparation. The toolbox is accessible to all with a uml.edu or student.uml.edu email address and contains:

  • Templates by Agency: suggested outlines for proposal documents common to several large federal funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Department of Energy (DOE).
  • 51视频 Boilerplate: language on 51视频 (UML) as an institution, including the university鈥檚 mission, background, recent diversity-related initiatives, available support services for researchers, and descriptions of common research facilities.
  • Capabilities statements: documents created to highlight 51视频鈥檚 research strengths in specific areas of interest to several funders, including the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
  • Example proposals from ORD鈥檚 internal funding programs: copies of prior proposals funded by ORD鈥檚 internal funding opportunities, such as the Internal Seed Grant program and the Researchers and Scholars Investment (RSI) Fund. These example proposals are aimed to help UML faculty prepare stronger submissions to these funding programs.

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These documents are designed to serve as a starting point and will need to be edited to align with your project and solicitation requirements. They DO NOT replace the detailed information available within the published agency guidelines (for example the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide [PAPPG] or the NIH Standard Form 424 [SF424]), the relevant funding opportunity announcement, or the funding agency鈥檚 forms, instructions, or review criteria. Please review the funding opportunity to ensure alignment.

For questions about the Proposal Support Toolbox, please contact the Office of Research Development聽by emailing:聽RD@uml.edu.