Research Proposal Submission Procedures
GOALS of INTERNAL REVIEW:
1) To foster grantsmanship through the provision of scientific and peer-review.
2) To increase competitiveness through evaluation and feedback on key domains (rationale, study design, innovation, feasibility, investigator qualifications, environment).
3) To identify potential collaborative opportunities and resources both within and outside the department.
4) To grow the Department' s funding portfolio and to strengthen our position as an academic department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, locally and nationally.
5) To create development opportunities for faculty and trainees through participation in the review process.
6) To serve as a model for other academic clinical departments.
7) To streamline the approval process for studies submitted to University oversight committees.
8) To identify studies that can utilize the resources offered by the Clinical Interaction Network (CIN) of the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Winship Cancer Institute, and other core resources of the institution.
9) To determine training and other institutional approval requirements and to direct the investigator in obtaining appropriate institutional approval.
10) To evaluate the fiscal and administrative requirements of the proposal and to address whether:
a. adequate resources are requested from the sponsor/agency;
b. there will be an impact on clinical activities;
c. the department has provisioned adequate resources to support the project;
d. indirect costs are allowable and what rate should be used; and
e. cost share and matching is required and that the department has analyzed, approved, and identified funding to offset these expenses should the award be granted.
11) To allow the Department to track research submissions for the purposes of internal and external reporting, program and infrastructure development, performance evaluations and promotions, and to be used in the development of complementary research and training programs.
PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Overview
- Each protocol will be critiqued by 2 scientific/peer reviewers and undergo fiscal and administrative review.
- The PI may suggest qualified individuals to the Vice-Chair for Research as potential reviewers.
Each proposal will be evaluated for:
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Procedure
-6 weeks PI submits proposal 6 weeks prior to the agency submission deadline. All proposals will be submitted electronically to the attention of Tammy L. Loucks, MPH tloucks@emory,edu.
Materials to Submit:
- Completed Department Proposal & Review Form
- Draft of the Proposal
- Proposed Budget
- Summary Statement (for revised applications)
- Sponsor guidelines and/or Funding Announcement
-4 weeks Critiques returned to the PI.
-3weeks PI responds to critique and submits a revised proposal.
-2weeks PI notified of approval or deferral.*
Proposals with Department Approval
- Budget finalized
- Proposal & budget entered by Department Research Administration into the Emory Proposal Express (EPEX) and electronic Conflict of Interest (eCOI) systems.
- Routing proceeds electronically to PI, investigators, Department, School(s), and Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP).
-1 week Final proposal uploaded and transmitted to OSP for submission (i.e., NIH and other submissions requiring OSP to submit electronically)
Department and PI will be notified when OSP has reviewed & approved the proposal. The PI submits proposal to the sponsor.
*Proposals deferred by the department will not be eligible for resubmission until the PI has meet with the Vice-Chair for Research & Division Director.
Forms
There are a number of forms that are used internally by the Department and the University in the presubmission process.
eRA commons request
Proposal Routing & Review Form