Support for Proposals and Grants

The Office of Nursing Research and Scholarship (ONRS) works closely with Faculty/Investigator by coordinating a timeline that facilitates the development, preparation, and submission of an application to a funding agency.  Once an application is funded, the Office assists the study principal investigator in start-up and administering the grant. Office support services are described below.  We encourage you to contact us early in the development of ideas for a proposal submission (at least 30 days before the submission deadline is recommended).

ONRS Services Provided:

1. PreAward

The ONRS pre-award staff facilitates submission of applications for funding, including the application process, formatting, and procedures, so investigators may concentrate on writing well-developed scientific components of a research proposal. Well-qualified staff provides the following pre award services:

• Assistance in identifying funding sources based on Faculty/Student research interests
• BioStatistical Consultation: Pilot/Preliminary Data Analysis 
• Problem definition and clarification of study hypotheses/aims/research questions 
• Study and research design
• Sample size and power calculation
• Determination of appropriate statistical methodology
• Assistance with grant proposal preparation
• Organizing proposal review sessions for faculty to have their proposals reviewed by peers
• Assistance in developing and maintaining biosketches
• Editing of grant proposal documents
• Budget preparation
• Pilot/Preliminary Data Analysis
• Coordinate proposal reviews
• Prepare final grant application documents and submit the application, including sign off by Florida Atlantic University Office of Sponsored Programs, and submission to the grant funding agency
• Capture proposal data and track funding successes

2. IRB Process (Role of Office)

• Guidance in developing pre-institutional review board (IRB) submission
• Assistance in responding to IRB inquiries during the review process
• Guidance in preparing the IRB application for continuing review or protocol amendments
• Assistance in navigating required electronic online research training (e.g., Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 

3. Post Award

• Support for funding organization reporting
• Facilitate post award activities/reporting in consultation with the FAU Research Accounting Office
• Assist in preparation of materials
• Statistical Analysis and Consultation
• Data monitoring
• Measurement and interim analyses
• Statistical data analyses
• Interpretation and dissemination of the statistical results

4. Scholarship

• Poster review
• Editing and review of manuscripts 
• Research Colloquia meetings 

 

To contact the ONRS support staff, please go here.