Fall 2024 Issue

Welcome from the Director

Welcome to our new faculty and welcome back to our returning faculty! As we embark on a new academic year, we are excited to continue supporting your innovative research endeavors. Our Research Development team is here to assist you with a wide range of services, including identifying funding opportunities, crafting compelling grant proposals, and providing guidance on project management. Also, we've planned many events and workshops throughout this year to help you succeed. We look forward to collaborating with you to achieve new heights in research excellence. Let’s make this year a remarkable one for groundbreaking and impactful discoveries!

Best Wishes,
Beth Hodges, Director, Research Development

Many thanks to all who joined us at events,
shared our resources, worked with our team, and contributed to FSU's innovative and creative successes over the last year!

Service Spotlight:
External Proposal Review Program

**New for 2024!**

FSU RD is offering paid external expert review opportunities for ready-to-submit proposals that meet the criteria below.

Eligibility: Open to all tenure-track, tenured, and research faculty serving as Primary / Principal Investigator, regardless of the field of study. 

Funds Available: The External Proposal Review Program offers payment of up to $500 per proposal. PIs may only receive one paid external review through this program per fiscal year. There is a limit on the total program funds available annually and requests are fulfilled on a first come, first served basis. This page will be updated if/when we have exhausted resources.

• Proposals between $25K and $100K can receive $350 for reviewer payment
• Proposals over $100K can receive $500 for reviewer payment
• All amounts can be used for a single review or may be divided between reviewers in the case that more than one external expert is identified

Stipulations: 

• Proposal materials (e.g., aims, research strategy/narrative, biosketch(es)) must be in a near complete stage
• Faculty must request approval from their Chair
• Faculty will locate and request their own reviewer(s)
• Reviewers must sign a confidentiality agreement and complete a form W-9
• Reviewers must commit to completing and returning feedback to the PI and RD staff member within 10 business days (i.e., 2 weeks) of receipt of the proposal

Deadlines: The application form and Chair approval, along with the proposal materials, must be submitted at least 30 days prior to SRA/FSURF's proposal submission deadline.

Resource Spotlight: Boilerplate Language

Preparing a proposal and need information for your institutional environment or facilities and resources statements? Check out our website for updated details on infrastructure and programs at FSU.

Coming Soon: NIH Common Forms

Heads up! NIH is making BIG changes to Biosketches and Current and Pending (Other) Support. These changes take effect May 25, 2025.

1. All Senior/Key Personnel need to have an ORCID ID
2. Common Forms will include a Biosketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support form
3. Personal Statement, Contributions to Science, and Honors will move to the NIH Biosketch Supplement
4. Forms and Supplement must be completed and certified in SciENcv

Congratulations Faculty Awardees!

A monthly breakdown of FSU awards

Research Development & Grant Writing News

New content available monthly, including funding opportunities, funding agency updates, and tips for crafting a competitive proposal!

Funding Bulletin

Upcoming key funding opportunities across all disciplines!