Institutional Effectiveness

入门清单

If a grant award check would be written to MU, or if MU would draw down grant funds from a funder (even for a very small amount), the proposal should go through the approval process for 奖助金 and 赞助项目 below. If a grant check would be written to you as an an individual, it does not go through 奖助金 and 赞助项目. If you're not sure or need help getting started, contact the Director of 奖助金 and 赞助项目.

1. Identify potential funder(s) for your project

Looking for a funder for your idea? 十大网赌正规网址 subscribes to a database called SPIN that makes it easy to sort through funders by your area of interest, 位置, 和更多的. You can access the database 在这里, but feel free to contact the Funderburg图书馆 or the director of grants and sponsored programs 有关搜寻技巧.

→ 6+ weeks prior to the grant deadline

2. Talk with your dean (or your supervisor, if you do not have a dean) about your project

Make sure to have a conversation with 你的院长或导师 early in the process. Frequent communication about new grants will help us coordinate efforts across departments and make sure you get connected with others who have developed similar projects or applied to the same funder.

→ 5 weeks prior to the grant deadline

3. 提交 Grant 提前通知表格

当您提交此表格时, it is automatically emailed to the vice president for your area for approval. This ensures that your vice president is aware of new and innovative work happening at the University, and can support it if needed. This form will also serve as a prompt for the director of grants and sponsored programs to start pulling together resources that might be helpful to you.

→ 4 weeks prior to the grant deadline (required)

4. Develop your proposal, get the necessary documents in place

After your form is approved, the director of grants and sponsored programs will contact you to talk through supports that might be available (including editing the proposal, 制定预算, and tracking progress) and any policies that may impact the design of your grant proposal.

→ 3 weeks prior to the grant deadline

5. 提交 Final Grant Approval Form

Once you have everything you need, you can submit your Final Grant Proposal Approval Form. The chief business officer, VP of institutional effectiveness, 你的院长或导师, and the director of grants and sponsored programs will do a final check for you.

→ 10 days prior to the grant deadline (required)

6. Submit your proposal to the funder

Make sure to wait for internal approval before submitting your proposal (you will receive an email once each party has approved your form).

→ 1-3 days prior to the grant deadline

Post-Award清单

1.祝贺你! Send an unsigned copy of the agreement/letter to the director of grants and sponsored programs (it will be signed by the chief business officer)

We will save a copy and send a copy to 金融服务 to be processed and signed. You will receive new budget codes from 金融服务.

→ Immediately after you receive the grant agreement

2. 回顾你的奖助金目标, 预算的细节, 报告截止日期, including any changes requested by the funder

The director of grants and sponsored programs will set up a meeting with you to talk about supports for general grant management, tracking performance goals, 记录你的支出, 和报告.

→ 0-5 days after you receive the grant

3. 联邦资金? Stay compliant with regulations.

查看政策 & procedures page to the left for more information.

→整个资助过程

4. 提交报告(年代)

Most of the time, you will submit your own reports. Please contact the director of grants and sponsored programs if you need help editing or with other aspects of a report, and make sure to send a copy to the grants office. In some cases (such as for a large grant), submitting reports will be a shared responsibility. We will make sure to discuss this when you receive the award.

→整个资助过程

5. Prepare for your grant to close

Make sure you are on track to spend any remaining grant funds by the end of the grant period. Many funders will not allow you to return an award.

→ 6 months before the grant ends

6. 结束拨款

Is your grant work complete? 你需要延期吗? Make sure to send a final report and/or any necessary paperwork to your funder. The director of grants and sponsored programs will work with you to complete any other close-out procedures.

→ 1 month before the grant ends