UF Office of Research: Limited Submission Process
Funding agencies are increasingly restricting the number of applications an institution can submit in response to many funding opportunities. The UF Office of Research has established guidelines for selecting the proposal (or proposals) that will be submitted in response to a limited submission program.
A review of the limited submission process and relevant links are provided below:
- Internal coordination procedures are posted as early as possible on the UF Funding Opportunities
- The current guidelines for the limited submission process can be found here:
- http://research.ufl.edu/faculty-and-staff/finding-funding/limited-submission.html
- Letters of Intent (LOI) are often required internally. If specific instructions for the submission of LOIs is included in the announcement posted on the Funding Opportunities page, that information supersedes the LOI guidelines found here: http://research.ufl.edu/faculty-and-staff/finding-funding/limited-submission/loi-guidelines.html
- For selections using concept papers and preproposals a 2-page biosketch from the PI (at least) and the key personnel is required. The suggested format of the biosketch can be found here: http://research.ufl.edu/research-program-development/research_program_development_docs/Biographical%20Sketch%20for%20Limited%20Opportunities.pdf
The reviewers are asked to consider the following when evaluating the proposals:
- Scientific merit (based on the program and sponsor) and responsiveness to the call (the Office of Research provides the sponsor’s requirements)
- Qualifications of the applicant/team
- Appropriateness of the budget (if applicable) and justification
- Prior experience/exposure with the sponsor. If this is a second attempt, the Office of Research includes the prior proposal and reviewer comments (if available) for the review committee and asks the PI to specify how s/he plans to address the reviewers’ comments (if applicable). In the case of private foundations, comments may not be available, in which case the Office of Research provides the previous application alone.
- Depending on the program, a list of previous attempts by UF faculty, and a list of prior awardees is provided.
Please note: in cases where the Office of Research works with a particular unit (example – UFCC, MBI, College of Engineering) to conduct the internal selection, the Office of Research does NOT guide or oversee the process, but merely asks for the results.
- The review criteria (which are identical to what the reviewers get) for the Research Opportunity seed fund program can be found at http://research.ufl.edu/research-program-development/research_program_development_docs/Review_Criteria_Research_Opportunity_Fund.pdf
