Consistently Treated: Costs incurred for the same purpose in like circumstances must be treated consistently (either as a Direct Cost or as a Facilities & Administrative Cost).

Allocable: The goods or services can be directly identified with (shown to benefit) this sponsored project.

Reasonable: A “prudent person” would judge this to be a reasonable expense to this sponsored project.

Under federal cost principles (OMB Circular A-21), for a cost to be charged to a sponsored agreement, it must be:

You may also need to translate your internal budget into required sponsor budget forms. ORCS staff will prepare your budget information in the Emerson College Internal Budget Template, making adjustments as needed to accommodate specific sponsor requirements. Emerson College policies and procedures.Specific budgeting requirements of the sponsor.Please work with the ORCS to develop your official proposal budget to ensure adherence to: If you are interested in obtaining a sample proposal, please contact us.īecause the federal government is a primary sponsor of research and other scholarly activities of Emerson College, the cost policies of the federal government, contained in OMB Circular A-21, set the standard with regard to budgeting for all sponsored projects, regardless of sponsor type. These samples are available to Emerson faculty members by request. The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship has compiled a collection of successful proposals for both Emerson's internal grant programs and for select external sponsors.

National Institutes of Health Grant Writing Tip Sheets.A Guide for Proposal Writing (Division of Undergraduate Education).Doordan (Takes you to the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts) NEH Fellowship Proposal Writing Tips by Dennis P.National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) The ACLS Peer Review Process by Mark W.Writing Proposals for ACLS Fellowship Competitions by Christina M.NCURA's 6 Critical Proposal Questions to Launch a Successful Grant Proposal ('exercise that proposal writers can use to create a mental outline of the key points grant reviewers will look for in the early sections of the document, especially on the first page')Īmerican Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).Social Science Research Council's The Art of Writing Proposals by Pzreworski, Adam and Salomon, & Frank.Foundation Center's Proposal Writing Short Course (particularly good for those targeting private foundations).Can We Talk? Contacting Grant Program Officers (excellent information regarding the importance of communicating with Program Officers).The resources below have been compiled to help inform your proposal writing: General Beyond the formal guidelines, first time applicants to a sponsor often benefit from advice from others familiar with a certain agency. Contact the ORCS for assistance in locating the guidelines for a particular sponsor. For more information, see the Financial Conflict of Interest in Research policy.Įach sponsor typically has their own requirements for proposal content and format, and it is important to adhere to those guidelines precisely. The Emerson College Proposal Pre-Approval Form must be submitted along with the Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Disclosure Form.For the Presidential Fund for Curricular Innovation, use the Emerson College Internal Funding Proposal - Pre-Approval Form.

Use the Emerson College Proposal Pre-Approval Form for external proposals (please allow one week to complete this process). Shepherding the final proposal through the internal approval process.Reviewing the final proposal and budget to ensure it meets sponsor and Emerson College guidelines and policies.Facilitating the inclusion of required institutional letters (e.g., from ORCS, the Vice Presidents, or President).Please allow one week for review and revision prior to the submission deadline. Reviewing drafts and providing editorial assistance, if requested.Providing boilerplate language regarding the institution (see the short description about Emerson College on the Institutional Data page.Completing routine, administrative portions of the application, such as cover sheets, budget pages, etc.The most important thing you can do to make this a successful collaboration is to meet with ORCS early in the process so we can determine an appropriate plan for assisting you.īelow are some common ways in which ORCS assists in the process-please discuss these or any other needs you have with us. We strive to provide individualized assistance-which means the manner in which we assist you throughout the process will depend upon your unique needs and prior grant-writing experience. The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship (ORCS) is here to provide consultation and technical assistance as you prepare your proposal.

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