All research applications and proposals must be approved and signed by the Chair of the Department prior to submission to the campus Contracts and Grants office. To obtain the Chair's signature, a complete proposal package must be submitted to the Assistant Director of Research Administration for preliminary review and routing to the Chair. Investigators should contact their analyst for assistance with the proposal package, which consists of the following, assembled in order:
- Department of Medicine - Proposal Checklist (pdf)
- Letter of Support from the Division Chief
- Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) Approval Form
- Conflict of Interest/Financial Disclosures
- Declaration of PI for Federal
- PI Statement of Economic Interests (700-U) Form for Private
- Committee Approvals (IACUC/CHR), if applicable
- NIH Human Subjects Training Certification, if applicable
- Agency specific application materials, if applicable:
- cover pages/face pages/summary pages
- budget (also internal budget, if applicable)
- budget justification
- abstract/scope of work/research plan
- key personnel biosketches, if applicable
- key personnel other support information, if applicable
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for all VAMC faculty, if applicable
- Additional Letters of Support, if applicable
- Any other additional attachments
NOTE: reprints and publications do not need to be sent to the Assistant Director of Research Administration - but will need to be added before submission to UCSF Contracts & Grants Office, if these items are required by the agency.
Original + two complete copies (assembled as original) should be sent directly to:
Assistant Director of Research Administration
Department of Medicine
Box 1211
UCSF Laurel Heights Campus
3333 California Street, Suite 430
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: (415) 502-4292
Fax: (415) 476-9531
Upon approval signature from the Chair, the RSA will be contacted to pick up the proposal from the Chair's office on Campus, M-994. The RSA will then ensure delivery of the completed application and all required copies to the Contracts & Grants office at Laurel Height, Suite 320.
***UPDATED POLICY 3-21-07***
All new RSAs (6 months or less as an RSA) are expected to present the proposal for final review before it goes to OSR. Please include one extra business day in your timeline for this requirement.
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