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Grant Submission

Department of Surgery provides the following services and resources to guide Surgery's Principal Investigators and Residents / Fellows and navigate the grant submission process. On this page, you will find best practices and protocols on grant policies, UCSF campus and NIH resources that provide important information on grant requirements, grant libraries and funding resources for health sciences.

Grant Submission Timeline

Grant Submission Timeline All Investigator’s applications for extramural funding must be formally reviewed and approved by BOTH the Department of Surgery Chair’s office and the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) for Sign-off. Please email Ji Choi and your grant specialist as soon as you plan to submit a grant.

OSR + Chair’s Office Timeline

4-6 months
Complex proposals (center grants, training grants, and cooperative agreements such as U01, P01, T32, and U54.
60 Days
Large Proposals (proposals with subcontracts including SBIRs/STTRs or with international components.
30 Days
Standard NIH applications (K and R awards), foundation grants, and trainee grant applications for which you are the mentor
14 Days
Submit draft of Chair's Letter to Ji Choi and Sabrina Lum
10 Days
Submit final budget, budget justification, and DRAFT research plan to OSR
7 Days
Sign-off on eProposal
2 Business Days
Submit final versions of ALL documents to OSR.  No changes will be allowed.

Department of Surgery Scientific Publications Core

For scientists forging academic careers, publication documents both their intellectual property and their productivity. The Department of Surgery's Publications Core provides scientific writing instruction, individual writing consultations, and editorial review for faculty, fellows, and residents, with the goals of enhancing their chances of obtaining extramural grant funding and publishing their work.

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