10 working days prior to agency deadline are required for a review of the application and forwarding to the granting agency. Applications received after our deadline will be returned to the applicant for mailing.
Number of copies to be provided by applicant:

• Submission by Office of Research (10 working days PRIOR to Agency deadline): (Original PLUS number of copies required by Agency PLUS one copy for Office of Research.)



• Submission by Applicant (within 10 working days of Agency deadline): (Original only PLUS one copy for Office of Research. Signed application will be returned to applicant for copying and forwarding to Agency to meet deadline.)

• Human Subjects
• Animals
• Biohazardous Materials
• Radioactive Materials

Or indicate protocol has been submitted to appropriate Committee for review APPLICATIONS SHOULD CONFORM TO AGENCY REGULATIONS.

Grants versus Contracts

There are some very important differences between grants and contracts. For your convenience, we have listed some key differences below:

A grant is financial support for an investigator or investigators conducting research in a particular subject area or field, without any formal detailed stipulation as to the direction of such research.

A contract is an agreement between two corporate bodies, namely the company and the university, to provide financial support for an investigator, or investigators, to conduct research in a particular subject area or field under specific stipulations and conditions.

Characteristics of grants:

• No direct or indirect remuneration to the principal investigator or co-investigators
• Objectives are defined in a general fashion
• No limitations on publication
• No specific transfer of results to the grantor; however a final report stating the results of the research is usually submitted to the grantor
• Payment to the university is generally made in advance of expenditures

For more information about research grants contact Debbie Barnes, Grants Co-ordinator, or call the Office of Research at 709-737-4076.

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