COS Pivot Training

COS Pivot identifies funding information related to research, collaborative activities and curriculum development, among others. Funding opportunities can be searched by sponsor, amount, deadline, eligibility of applicant, funding type and area of interest. Training on how to leverage COS Pivot is handled through UD Library.
 

NIH Proposal Academy

The NIH Proposal Academy is a year-long proposal preparation program to assist applicants to become successful NIH researchers. The program includes mentoring, grant writing and graphics assistance, and feedback and review throughout the program.
 

NSF Career Proposal Academy

The NSF Career Proposal Academy is a year-long proposal preparation program to assist applicants to become successful in the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. It includes an overview of the application process, available UD resources and discussions with past winners and mentors.
 

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UD Research Orientation

The Research Office hosts an annual introduction to conducting research at UD. Members from the Research Office, campus resources and faculty panelists provide an overview of UD’s research structure and how to launch a successful research program. This year’s orientation was held on October 23, 2020 via Zoom.
 

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GUR Exchange

PRESENTER: Shannon Robson & Senate Research Committee

The GUR seed grant program is designed to assist all full-time faculty at UD (especially early-career faculty members) with research, scholarly or creative projects. The GUR Exchange, presented by the Research Office and the Faculty Senate Research Committee, will feature an invited panel of former recipients to provide guidance on crafting a competitive GUR proposal and a reviewer who will share an example proposal. Faculty interested in applying are strongly encouraged to attend the Exchange.
 
 

UDRF Overview

PRESENTER: Research Development and past participants

The UDRF seed grant program is designed to assist untenured, tenure-track faculty with high-quality scientific research.  All faculty interested in applying are strongly encouraged to attend the informational webinar.  The Research Development team, along with former participants will provide guidance on crafting a competitive proposal during the virtual event.

UD Research Foundation – Strategic Initiatives Overview

Established in 2008, the University of Delaware Research Foundation Strategic Initiatives (UDRF-SI) program supports innovative, collaborative, scientific research proposals with potential for high impact that align with the University’s strategic priorities.  An UDRF-SI proposal must involve a collaboration between an untenured, tenure-track faculty member, and a senior faculty member, who serves as both a mentor and a research collaborator.

Please note that submission and post-award processes have changed.  Specifically, no information will need to be entered into PeopleSoft at the proposal submission time.  Proposals selected for funding will be given detailed instruction at award time.  More information, including a new proposal template can be found on UD Research’s Internal Grant webpage.

ConnectingU Courses

ONLINE LEARNING MODULES

IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS

Credit Card Administration

This online training module provides an overview of UD credit card practices. It is mandatory for any future card administrators.

UD As A Sponsor

This online class highlights internal funding opportunities, also known as pilot grant opportunities, that are available to early career faculty members. The department administrators play an important role in supporting the proposal process for these submissions. This course reviews what funding opportunities are available and why they are important.
 
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NIH Salary Cap Calculator

DOWNLOADS

Instructions (PDF)

 

NIH Salary Cap Calculator (Excel)

 

Questions/ Concerns

Animal Subjects

The University of Delaware is committed to the humane care and use of animals in research and teaching. Before entry is allowed into the Animal Facility, the appropriate training must be completed.

Federal regulations require that all use of non-human vertebrate animals in research, teaching and testing follow established guidelines and be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), which is constituted according to the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

Training is required before entry is allowed into the Animal Facility. Training is held the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 10:30 a.m. Please contact the Facility Manager to schedule a training seminar.

Training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

In addition to the required training in human subjects protections, and as per NIH policy, training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) must also be completed by all research team members involved in NIH-supported clinical trials. NIH defines a clinical trial as any research study in which one or more human subjects are prospectively assigned to one or more interventions (which may include placebo or other control) to evaluate the effects of those interventions on health-related biomedical or behavioral outcomes.

GCP Training can be completed through the CITI program found here.

Training in Human Subjects Protection (HSP)

Training in the protection of human subjects in research is required for all university members (i.e., faculty, students, researchers and staff), and collaborators, who will directly interact with research participants or have access to identifiable private information. Training in human subjects protections (HSP) must be completed, and the completion report obtained, prior to seeking review and approval from the IRB to conduct research.

HSP Training can be completed through the CITI program found here.

Resources

• NIH RCR Requirement
• NSF RCR Requirement
• Office of Research Integrity

Who is Required to Complete RCR Training?

All members of the UD research community are encouraged and welcome to participate in RCR training. In addition, several federal funding agencies have distinct requirements as to who needs to complete RCR training:

• Under NIH policy, RCR instruction is to be completed by all trainees, fellows and scholars receiving NIH support through any NIH training, career development award (individual or institutional), research education grant or dissertation research grant. Under the NIH requirements, RCR training should be taken at least once during each career stage, at a frequency of no less than every four years, and involve substantive contact hours.
• Per NSF requirement, undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers receiving NSF funding to perform research, are required to complete RCR training.
• NIFA dictates that program directors, faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and any staff participating in a funded research or research-related project receive appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research.

It is the responsibility of each faculty member and principal investigator (PI) to ensure that all personnel funded by their project(s) and required to complete RCR training do so in a timely manner consistent with applicable agency policy.
 

Responsible Research Guide for PIs

To ensure compliance with applicable rules, regulations and contract requirements, the University of Delaware requires all principal investigator’s (PIs) to receive training in the financial management of sponsored projects. Developed for PIs already at the University, the University’s training program focuses on stewardship of funds, mandatory reporting requirements and particularized training in the fundamentals of federal grant and contract accounting. PIs must complete mandatory training before the University will release project funding.

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