The Office for Research and Scholarship (ORS) works closely with faculty/investigators to facilitate the timely development and submission of grant applications. Once an application is funded, the ORS assists principal investigators in grant administration. Office support services are described below:
Pre-Award
- Assistance in identifying funding sources based on faculty/student research interest
- Assistance with grant proposal preparation
- Assistance in developing, maintaining and updating biosketches
- Copy editing of grant proposal documents
- Budget preparation (Guide to Proposal Budgeting Basics)
- Coordinating proposal mock reviews
- Preparing final documents for submission, including sign off by University of Florida Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP) and submission to the grant funding agency
- Capturing proposal data and tracking funding successes
BioStatistical Consultation: Pilot/preliminary data analysis
- Problem definition and clarification of study hypotheses/aims/research questions
- Study and research design
- Sample size and power calculation
- Determination of appropriate statistical methodology
- Statistical analysis and consultation
- Data monitoring
- Measurement and interim analyses
- Statistical data analyses
- Interpretation and dissemination of the statistical results
- Data entry program design
Post-Award
- Assist in preparation of funding organization reporting
- Facilitate post-award activities/reporting in consultation with the UF Research Accounting Office
- Assist in preparation of materials
Scholarship
- Literature searches
- Manuscript editing