Pre-Award Services of SPH Office of Research Services

Description of Services

The goal of the SPH Office of Research Services (ORS) is to encourage, increase and support SPH investigator-led proposal development and to increase the success ratio for submitted proposals.

SPH ORS offers a menu of services (ranging from scientific grant review to budget development to "one-stop shopping") that investigators can choose from to meet their proposal development needs. We encourage investigators to contact the SPH ORS early in the process so that adequate time is available for optimal proposal development.

To accommodate the scientific grant review effort, SPH will work with faculty in SPH, UIC and the greater metropolitan area to develop a panel of scientists willing to review proposals.

One Stop Shopping Services Include:

  1. Reviewing the sponsor's RFP/RFA specifications;

  2. Obtaining the required information (biosketches, letters of support, etc.) required for the proposal;

  3. Scheduling scientific/technical grant team meetings as necessary;

  4. Scheduling and coordinating requested scientific grant review;

  5. Developing budget and budget justification;

  6. Coordinating the provision of biostatistical services for the proposal with the Quantitative Methods Support Core for Biomedical Researchers;

  7. Managing the proposal development process;

  8. Formatting the contents of the grant (abstract, graphs, images, tables, and appendices) using the necessary software;

  9. Completing the Proposal Approval Form (PAF), including securing the necessary signatures and obtaining approval of the UIC Office of Research Services;

10. Preparing and submitting the proposal to the sponsor by the deadline via courier or electronic transmission;

11. Revising budgets as requested and required by the sponsor;

12. Requesting account setup (upon award) or anticipation account setup (upon notification of award pending);

13. Forwarding the budget to the SPH Campus Data Group to develop report template;

14. Handing off the project to the unit with final budget, account, and budget report template; and

15. Maintaining a proposal development calendar.