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University of Minnesota Medical School

The pre-award and proposal development services unit was established in Fall 2021 to standardize pre-award processes and support departments, centers, and institutes within the Medical School. Our unit is dedicated to supporting UMN faculty and staff with the development and submission of quality applications that are compliant with both the sponsor and university requirements. Located in the Medical School Dean's Office, Office of Research, we aim to provide a core set of pre-award services to the Medical School research community and prioritize requests from under-resourced departments, centers, institutes, and programs within both the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses, as well as faculty with dual UMN and VA appointments. To learn more about our three step phased approach and planned launch of services, please visit the about us page.

Planning a grant submission? Notify us by completing an INTENT TO SUBMIT. We support under-resourced departments, centers, institutes, and programs and pre-award teams in need of additional assistance.

VISION:

Create a cohesive Medical School pre-award team that provides a standard set of services, which will ensure the resources are available to submit quality grant applications to external funders.

Overall goals are to:

  1. Standardize the portfolio of pre-award services available, including  processes and tools used to provide pre-award support across the Medical School.
  2. Support the development and submission of large grants such as T-, P-, and U-series grants.
  3. Create boilerplate templates, centralized tools, and resources for large-scale grants and training grants.
  4. Develop professional training opportunities for the faculty and staff who conduct research and create a community of practice with pre-award staff. 

News and Updates

F&A Waivers Process Updates 
ICR waivers forms for the Medical School should be sent to Jamie Dillon (jjdillon@umn.edu), 5 business days in advance. They will be reviewed and signed by Dr. Crawford on a weekly basis and returned to the requestor at that time by Jamie. 
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