Proposal Development
The Ohio State University Research Foundation is responsible for submitting proposals requesting support for research and other scholarly projects to funding agencies. Resulting awards are made to the Research Foundation, which administers them on behalf of faculty and staff at The Ohio State University. Faculty and staff members who direct sponsored research programs under university auspices are responsible for effective conduct of these projects. The information below is intended to help principal investigators and their support staff fulfill that responsibility.
The purposes of the Proposal Development and Preparation pages are to:
- inform principal investigators of the support that is available to them through the Research Foundation
- provide information about policies and procedures that affect sponsored programs at Ohio State
Introduction to Proposal Development
Who Does What in Proposal Submission and Award Acceptance Processes
Sponsors
Proposal Preparation
- Office of Grants and Contracts Staff Directory
- Sponsor Forms
- Useful Institutional Data
- Proposal Writing
- Electronic Proposal Submission* Many sponsors now accept or require electronic proposal submission. Please review sponsor guidelines and speak to your sponsored program officer to determine if your application can be electronically submitted. Normal internal requirements and review are necessary for all proposals submitted electronically. A selection of electronic proposal submission web sites is listed below.
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- GRANTS.GOV (Cayuse424 is now used to facilitate NIH proposal preparation to GRANTS.GOV)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- NIH Commons (Applicable Progress Report and Just-in-Time information submission)
- NSF Fastlane
- Proposal Central
- U.S. Department of Defense / Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Energy
*Note: Sponsors who currently accept online proposal submission may not accept all applications types in electronic format. Check the application guidelines and speak with your sponsored program officer to determine if your application can/must be submitted electronically.
Proposal Budgets
- General Considerations
- Personnel
- Salary Costs
- Consultant Costs
- Fringe Benefit Rates and Tuition
- Equipment
- Other Direct Costs
- Subcontracts
- Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Costs
- Cost Sharing
Federal/University Policies
- Qualifications for Service as a Principal Investigator
- Responsible Research Practices Information
- Conflict of Interest
- Human Gene Transfer
- Intellectual Property
Submitting a Proposal
- Authorization to Seek Off-Campus Funding (ePA-005)
- Submitting a Proposal
- Principal Investigator Proposal Checklist
- Accepting an Award
Electronic Research Administration
- Cayuse424
- GRANTS.GOV
- NSF Fastlane
- NIH Commons
- RF PI Portal (login required)
