Pre-Award

SEVEN STEPS TO APPLYING FOR A GOVERNMENT GRANT - CLICK HERE

FOR A LINK TO THE CEHS GRANTS PAGE - CLICK HERE

ORSP Proposal Submission Policy
All proposals must be received along with the Routing Form signed by the appropriate Department Chair and Dean at least 3 business days in advance of the proposal deadline.  The Routing Form is required before proposals can be submitted.

If proposals are submitted after this deadline, ORSP cannot guarantee their timely submission.   Most proposals are submitted online and the electronic verification process can take up to 24 hours to complete. 

Routing Forms The routing form is an internal document that must be signed by the faculty member who developed the proposal, the department chair and the dean.  When the proposal and budget are completed, they are attached to the form and routed for signatures.  If more than one faculty member has contributed to the proposal, he or she must sign the form as well.

Allow sufficient time to obtain all necessary signatures, as the completed routing form must be submitted to ORSP
at least 3 days in advance of the proposal deadline.

Routing Form

Routing Form

To access the Budget Guidelines, which provide information on stipends, salaries, benefits, and indirect costs, click here Rates and Budgets Guidelines

Budget Templates and Justifications for NSF and NIH are attached below.  For all other agencies, please use the generic budget template attached here.

NIH budget template and NIH budget justification

NSF budget template and NSF budget justification

Generic budget template and Generic budget justification with matching funds OR budget justification w/out matching funds

MSU Institutional Information contains much of the information needed on proposal cover sheets such as tax identification and DUNS numbers, and institutional official information.

Important Proposal Information contains general information that may be needed when writing a proposal including tuition rates, MSU equipment costs to be and student demographics.

Graduate Assistant Allocation information outlines the procedure for applying for or reappointing a Graduate Assistant through an externally funded research grant. 

Role of a Principal Investigator information outlines the responsibilities of a Principal Investigator and who is eligible to serve as a PI.

Scientific Misconduct gives guidelines and procedures regarding allegations of misconduct in research.


NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION CLICK HERE

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION CLICK HERE

Proposal Development Resources

• Guide to Grant Proposal Writing, New Jersey State Library

• A Guide for Proposal Writing, National Science Foundation

• Proposal Writing Short Course, The Foundation Center

• NIH Grant Types, National Institutes of Health

• How to Write a Research Grant Application, National Institutes of Health: National Institutes of Allergy & Infectious Disease

• Information for Research Grants, National Institutes of Health: National Institute of Mental Health

• Applying for Research Grants by John G. Borkowski & Kimberly S. Howard

• The Federal Review Process by Brian Cobb & Stacey Abate

• Writing for Dollars: Researching Grants and Writing Proposals by Marilyn L. Gross

• How to Prepare a Winning Government-Funded Proposal by Karen M. Markin

• Developing and Writing Grant Proposals, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

• A Formula for Successful Grant Writing by A.C. "Buddy" Himes

Updated: September 29, 2009