UMII Seed Grant Program
2009 FAQs and Application check list
FAQs 10/08/2009.
Proposal Routing Form 10/12/2009
Am I eligible to apply?
Please refer to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents Policy "Submitting and Accepting Sponsored Projects" for details. Eligible Academic Professional and Administrative (P&A) Employees are also encouraged to consult with their departments or supervisors for additional information.
I am not doing bioinformatics or systems ecology but interdisciplinary research that includes a lot of informatics. Should I apply?
Absolutely! The competition is opened to all investigators proposing interdisciplinary and informatics research projects that promote the use of informatics approaches, the creation of new interdisciplinary team and thus the increase of University investigators competitiveness in extramural funding competition. We welcome ALL interdisciplinary informatics proposals that address the program's intent.
Does the project description 8 pages limit include "References"?
Yes. References for the project narrative should be included within the 8-pages limit of the proposal research description.
Does the project description 8 pages limit include the plan description for "data integration, data management plan and data sharing"?
Yes. Data integration, data management and data sharing are integral parts of informatics. Since this is an interdisciplinary informatics proposal these should be included as part of the research narrative, as applicable.
Does the project description 8 pages limit include the "Project and team management plan"?
No. The project and team management plan should be addressed on a separate page and should not be longer than two pages. (modified from 1.5 p. on 10/8/2009)
Does the project description 8 pages limit include the "External funding opportunities"?
No. Listing of the external funding opportunities relevant to the proposed research and that the proposal will enable you to competitively compete for should be addressed on a separate page and should not be longer than one page.
Should I provide "Current & Pending Support" for key personnel?
Yes. The designation of "key personnel" is that the project would be negatively impacted if that person's expertise was to be removed from the the project. Thus it is important for the reviewers to be able to assess the current commitment of that person on other projects.
What is the application process?
See the updated check-list section below (10/12/09)
Will I need a Proposal Routing Form (PRF)?
Yes. Please see the updated check-list section below (10/12/09)
What is the deadline?
Noon, October 15th, 2009
When will the award be made?
Originally announced for November, for logistics reasons, award notifications will be made in December 2009
More questions?
Anne-Francoise Lamblin, PhD
UMII Coordinator
Email: lambl001@umn.edu
Tel: 612-625-7414
Application check list - Procedures and Documentation
Application will be submitted as single-spaced PDF document written using 11 pt Arial font, with one inch margins on all sides.
Compliant applications will contain the following sections ordered as follows:
Cover page (available here)
Abstract (no longer than a page )
Project description (no longer than eight pages, references included)
Project and team management (no longer than two pages)
External funding opportunities (no longer than one page)
Bio sketch (PI, coPI and key personnel. No longer than two pages per sketch)
Budget
Budget justifications
Current & pending support (PI, coPI and key personnel)
Please assemble all sections together and submit as one single PDF document
Application deadline
Application file prepared as listed above should be submitted by e-mail to umii@umn.edu by noon on 10/15/2009 with the subject line: “2009 umii seed grant application – PI last name”.
Proposal Routing Form alone should be routed electronically to SPA (see below). New!
Use the following information to complete the PRF.
- Insert "OVPR" as sponsor name in item number 1
- Choose "electronic" for item 5, enter "umii@umn.edu" and insert the following in the Instructions for Electronic Proposal box:
ATTN: Anne-Francoise Lamblin, Ph.D.
UMII Seed Grant Program
OVPR
419 Johnston Hall
The PRF alone should be routed electronically to Sponsored Projects Administration.
Please do not send the complete application to SPA.