Research

Preparing a Grant

This page contains a wealth of information on the process of preparing a grant or contract. The information on this page includes everything from external information, such as the NIH deadline calendar and Public Access Policy, to Penn-specific information.

General Information

• Penn Data for Proposals
• Grant Preparation & Submission Assistance
• NIH Forms
• NIH Grant Deadline Calendar
• NIH Public Access Policy
• Penn Data Store
• Budget Development Tools
  • Office of Research Support Services (PSOM)
  • Clinical Trial Budget Tool (PSOM) 
• SOMERA (Electronic Research Administration for Business Administrators) (PennKey log-in required)

Human and Animal Subjects

Human

• Office of Clinical Research (PSOM)
• Human Research Forms, Tools & Templates (PennKey log-in required)
• Penn Manual for Clinical Research (PSOM) (PennKey log-in required)
• Sponsor-Investigator Standard Operating Procedures (PSOM) (PennKey log-in required)
• Institutional Review Board, IRB (Univ)
• Office of Regulatory Affairs (Univ)
• HIPAA Resource Documents and Tools

Animal

• Office of Regulatory Affairs: Guidelines and Policies
• Institutional Animal Care and use Committee, IACUC (Univ)
  • IACUC Forms
• Office of Regulatory Affairs (Univ)
• PSOM Animal Research Committee
• ULAR Procurement (PennKey log-in required)
• University Laboratory Animal Resources, ULAR (Univ) (PennKey log-in required)
• Transgenic and Chimeric Mouse Facility (PSOM)