RDS supports the development of proposal submissions to Federal and State agencies, and to Foundation and other private sponsors.聽
Proposal聽services will supply and incorporate information about resources聽available at 国产传媒. RDS can also supply boilerplate language and guides.
For PI-Eligibility questions, please visit 国产传媒's Sponsored Programs Administration's website here. The second accordion features documents related to PI-Eligibility.聽
Note:聽RDS鈥檚 primary charge is to assist with proposal submissions in which potential awards would be made to 国产传媒.
In most cases, RDS is聽not聽able to assist with proposals applied for by the individual scholar, in which awards would be made to the individual, not to 国产传媒.
In these cases, we suggest that faculty reach out to their department for assistance or to VU鈥檚 Writing Studio.聽聽
Proposal Development Services
Proposal Coordination
- Develop checklist of required proposal documents
- Create timeline for proposal development with due dates for necessary milestones
- Organize planning meetings with key collaborators
- Communicate with team members and monitor progress towards milestones
Grant Writing Assistance
- Assist in the conceptual development and writing of the proposal elements such as vision statement, resources description, and plans for management, education, outreach, and data sharing
- Evaluate proposal drafts for clarity of vision, representation of stakeholders, integration across thrusts, and alignment with funding program goals and agency guidelines
Critical Review
- Coordinate a "Red-team" review in which a panel of independent experts from 国产传媒 review the final draft of the proposal and provide critical feedback on the proposal's strengths and weaknesses based on the merit review criterion for the opportunity
- Organize a "mock site visit," if applicable, in which all members of proposal present an overview of each component to a panel of reviewers in preparation for a site visit by a funding agency
Content Development
- Assist in development of tasks/milestones and a deliverable-based budget, if applicable
- Data analysis of institutional metrics (e.g. degree information needed for training programs)
- Connect with examples of previously funded proposals