- The list of current competitions for Institutional Nominations and Internal Competitions contains links to the program descriptions, deadlines for notification, and the pre-proposal or application instructions. If an investigator wishes to apply for a limited competition not listed, investigators must notify the OVCR at grants@research.wisc.edu at least eight weeks before the first funding agency program deadline to which they plan to apply (letter of intent, pre-proposal, or proposal deadline-whether optional or required) so the OVCR can post instructions for the competition.
- If the OVCR is notified of the limited opportunity less than eight weeks before the first granting agency deadline, the OVCR will post the competition on a case-by-case basis. Interested applicants should send an email to grants@research.wisc.edu containing the name and contact information for the PI, names and departments of all co-investigators, name of the funding agency and program and a brief overview of the proposed project for OVCR review and approval.
- An internal competition will be held to select the application(s) or proposal(s) to be forwarded to the funding agency. The internal competition will be conducted by an ad hoc faculty selection committee chaired by the relevant divisional Associate Vice Chancellor for Research. In all cases, applications will be reviewed by the relevant divisional Associate Vice Chancellor for Research prior to submission.
- The review may be delegated to another College or School if all of the anticipated applications are from one college and it is appropriate for the topic area.
- Following the internal review, the OVCR (or coordinating College or School) will inform the principal investigators via email whether their proposals were selected for submission to the funding agency.
- The applicant(s) will prepare and submit the pre-approved proposal to RSP, attaching the copy of the email message from the OVCR or College/School that notified them that their proposal was selected to be submitted. The email message serves as notification to department, College or School, and RSP officials that the applicant has been approved to submit the proposal.
- RSP will submit the pre-approved applications or proposals.
Procedure for research grant programs that limit the number of proposal submissions per campus
Research funding agencies and foundations offer a number of grant and faculty fellowship opportunities that limit the number of applications allowed per campus. Many of the funding programs have imminent deadlines for letters of intent, pre-proposals, or applications. To run quality competitions while also accommodating potentially short turn-around times for responding to these deadlines and to ensure that sufficient time is allowed for selected applicants to complete agency proposal materials, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) will use the following standard procedure: