Administration Services
Pre-Grant and Annual Report services
- Meeting with the PI for project overview
- Preparing Requests for Proposals and submitting to UT Purchasing when applicable for large projects
- Gathering vitae and preparing biographical sketches for key personnel and consultants
- Conducting preliminary research to resolve complex budgeting or administrative issues
- Drafting budgets based on preliminary discussions with PI
- Reviewing budgets with internal experts
- Drafting budget justifications that incorporate the expertise and roles of key personnel and specific aims of the project
- Preparing a word template that corresponds to font and margin criteria for use by the PI and collaborators
- Referring PIs to scientific and statistical experts when appropriate
- Assisting PIs with writing, preparing, and editing non-scientific text
- Assisting PIs with editing scientific text when needed
- Preparing agency forms for applications, also known as “boilerplate”
- Making changes to resources and other non-scientific sections to target application audience
- Assisting PI in drafting human subjects criteria
- Preparing letters of participation for consultants and external contractors
- Coordinating materials from subcontractors and assisting in preparation of materials when needed
- Formatting abstracts, scientific text, and references for proposals
- Paginating application and preparing table of contents
- Paginating and duplicating appendices
- Producing and duplicating application package
- Preparing Proposal Review Form and other supporting documentation for UT’s Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP)
- Drafting cost-sharing letters and documentation
- Preparing cover letter for study section assignment
- Serving as liaison between PI and OSP
- Maintaining list of NSF and NIH user names
- Researching and disseminating information on RFAs and other grant application activities
For additional information, contact Administrative Services at service@prc.utexas.edu.