The University of Toledo

Proposals that do not follow these guidelines and any additional instructions listed under each program will not be accepted.

Eligibility:

1. Full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty at the University of Toledo are eligible to submit as PI. Twelve-month faculty are not eligible for Summer Fellowships. Preference will be given to tenure-track assistant professors, except for the Biomedical Research Innovation program, the focus of which is directed to established researchers and senior faculty.
2. PI must be at UT during the full academic year of the award.
3. Applicants may NOT be a PI on more than one proposal submitted to the Summer Fellowships, deArce-Koch Memorial Fund, Interdisciplinary Research Initiation or Biomedical Research Innovation programs. Faculty may, however, be a co-investigator on a second proposal submitted to one of these programs—see #7 below.
4. Faculty may not receive support from more than two URAF award programs over any five-year period.
5. Faculty may not receive awards in two consecutive years.
6. Faculty may not teach during the summer if they are awarded summer salary under a URAF award program.
7. Faculty who serve as a PI of an award under one URAF program may receive funding as a co-investigator under another program as long as the activities are independent .

Format and Content Requirements:

1. Use only the cover page provided on the internal URAF Website at
              http://utoledo.edu/research/uraf/index.html
   Do not add a title page separate from the URAF program cover page.

1. Use standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper with one-inch margins on all four sides and double-spaced. Use a 12-point type such as as Georgia, Palatino, Century or Times New Roman.
2. Paginate every page, beginning with page 1 for the cover page.
3. Include a cited literature reference list (full citations) of no more than two pages.
4. Include a budget and budget justification of no more than two pages that list major expenditure categories, including faculty salary and fringe benefits, student salaries and fringe benefits, equipment, supplies, travel, and other necessary costs. A template is available on the Webpage at
                http://www.utoledo.edu/research/uraf/forms/covers.html
5. Include a two-page biosketch for the PI and any co-investigators. The biosketch should include the individual’s current professional position, degrees (with institutions and dates), professional positions held, recent relevant publications, artistic performances, and other original products (such as patents, etc.). A biosketch template is available at
                                      http://www.utoledo.edu/research/uraf/covers.html
6. Do not use staples or bind in any way; use paper clips or binder clips.

Submission Requirements

1. Proposals must be signed by the PI, all co-investigators, the chair and dean of all affected departments and colleges. A signature is NOT required from the dean of the College of Medicine.
2. Mail or hand deliver one original, signed copy of the proposal to Dr. Elsa Nadler by the stated deadline.

Dr. Elsa Nadler, Director of Grants Development
Research and Sponsored Programs
Center for Creative Education
Mail Stop 1020

 or

Dr. Elsa Nadler, Director of Grants Deveopment
Research and Sponsored Programs
Main Campus
Mail Stop 944

  3. E-mail one PDF copy of the proposal to Dr. Elsa Nadler (elsa.nadler@utoledo.edu) by the stated deadline.

Please pay particular attention to the following “do not” items:

1. Do not use a title page separate from the URAF program cover page.
2. Do not use the university’s proposal approval/endorsement sheet and budget template.
3. Do not include appendix material.
4. Do not staple or bind in any way. Use paper or binder clips.

If you have any questions, please contact Elsa Nadler at the above e-mail or by phone (419.383.5302).

Award Notification

You will receive an award letter signed by the Vice President for Research.

The Office of Grants Accounting will establish an account for you.

Approvals from the Institutional Review Board or the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee are not required prior to proposal submission. However, funds will not be released without all required approvals.