Proposals submitted to these agencies must be reviewed by the office to assure compliance with University policy, state laws, and regulations of the federal government. The office also reviews budgets to verify that all appropriate charges are included in the cost calculations.
Kuali is the new cloud-based electronic research administration system used for all research proposal submissions. Link to Kuali.
Proposals require approval by department chairs, deans and OSR prior to submission.
Each funding agency has its own requirements for proposals. In general, the proposal should begin with a succinct, one-page summary of your project. It is often helpful to frame the proposal in terms of a problem that needs to be solved. Identify the issue, other approaches to a solution and their limitations (this should show familiarity with the literature on the issue), a plan of approach and expected outcomes. Delineate the program of activities as specifically as possible, including a timeline. This demonstrates organizational competence and sense of direction. Budget fully and accurately within the capacity of the sponsor to fund.
Other Non-UB Web sites* that may offer help on proposal writing are: