The Research Development Unit (RDU), an entity within the UCI School of Medicine Office of Research, designs and implements services and other resources to help investigators succeed in obtaining and maintaining extramural funding and — once successful — to share their expertise and help their colleagues do the same. Our services include:
Funding Opportunity Support
Grant Proposal Support
For specific support requests, please contact somrd@hs.uci.edu.
UCI NIH Boot Camp
The RDU administers this campus-wide program designed to help UCI faculty researchers successfully apply for their first research grants from NIH. For more information, please refer to the Boot Camp website.
In addition to the services above, the RDU administers a number of intramural funding programs, including the school’s process for proposals to the VCR’s Bridge funding program. Click here for a list of upcoming funding opportunities. For other inquiries, please contact somrd@hs.uci.edu.
School of Medcine researchers may request assistance from Tara Massimino, director of the school's Research Development Unit, and Beth Riley, editorial director of the university's Office of Research.
The Foundation Relations office provides similar assistance for proposals to private foundations and corporate philanthropic arms.
Facilities and Other Resources
Many units on campus have prepared descriptions of shared facilities and resources that can be used for grant applications:
Rigor & Reproducibility in Research
The School of Medicine's Office of Research also has a one-stop shop for resources to comply with requirements set by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for addressing scientific rigor and reproducibility in grant proposals, including relevant literature, examples of R&R from funded grant applications, and templates of authentication of key biological/chemical resources.
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Fact Sheets
Should you require facts and figures about our institutions for your proposal, view:
The School of Medicine's Office of Research offers proposal pre-review services to investigators applying for NIH research project grants. This service emulates NIH peer-review process, in which a local expert who also has study section experience provides a blind review.
At least six weeks in advance of the sponsor's deadline, interested applicants should submit near-final versions of the following:
Please note that all sections must conform to current NIH guidelines and merged as a single file.
To request services and submit proposal drafts for review, please submit an online form.
Other tutorials to help your proposal development include:
For more information, contact Tara Massimino at tmassimi@uci.edu.