Pre-award grant support includes proposal development and writing contribution to proposal sections that are relevant to the collaborating research units.
Pre-Award grant support is offered by the Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT), the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER), ITS Analytics & Data Solutions, and MSU Libraries.
Pre-Award Support Features
- Data management plans
- Study design
- Power and sample size calculations
- Statistical methods and writing of methods section
- Facilities document and letters of support
- Budget justifications of the research services used
CENTER FOR STATISTICAL TRAINING AND CONSULTING (CSTAT)
FEATURES
- CSTAT collaborates with PIs in the planning and writing of the grant proposal including refining research questions, aims, and hypotheses; study design
- Sample size calculations and justification
- Data management considerations
- Statistical methods
- Budget justifications and facilities document
- Analysis of available pilot data
- CSTAT personnel serve as key personnel, co-investigators, or consultants on contracts and grants
PRE-REQUISITES
- Must be able to be a grant PI (I.e., must be MSU faculty, permanent academic staff, or similar)
- Must request service far enough in advance of submission deadline to give the statistician adequate opportunity to do meaningful work on the proposal
CHARGES
- CSTAT statisticians should be included in the budget corresponding to the effort required (Minimum 5% FTE for each year of the post award)
- Free, if PI is member of a college- or unit-level sponsor of CSTAT (depending on terms of the sponsorship agreement)
REQUEST
- Please contact CSTAT at https://cstat.msu.edu to schedule a meeting
- Examples of study design considerations can be found here https://cstat.msu.edu/resources
CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE (CTSI)
FEATURES
- Development of IRB submissions
- Development of budget
- Negotiate contracts
- Feasibility analysis
- Assistance writing data management plans
PRE-REQUISITES
- Must be able to be a grant PI (I.e., must be MSU faculty, permanent academic staff, or similar)
CHARGES
- No charge for pre-award grant support
REQUEST
INSTITUTE FOR CYBER-ENABLED RESEARCH (ICER)
FEATURES
- Assists PIs in developing estimates for computing resources needed in terms of time, funding, disk space, etc.
- Provides letters of support, facilities statements, budget justifications, and suggested wording for data management plans
- Helps PIs put together REU supplements for grants
- Assists PIs in developing a work plan and budget estimate for software and workflow development, customized training, and topic-specific support (for, e.g., bioinformatics or computational modeling).
PRE-REQUISITES
- Must be able to be a grant PI (I.e., must be MSU faculty, permanent academic staff, or similar)
CHARGES
- No charge for pre-award grant support
REQUEST
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- To contact ICER: https://icer.msu.edu/contact
- ICER Template Documents can be found here: https://icer.msu.edu/
Details about the ICER Academic Research Consulting Service can be found here: https://icer.msu.edu/arcs
- PIs requesting letters of support should contact the ICER Director, Brian O’Shea, at oshea@msu.edu
ITS ANALYTICS & DATA SOLUTIONS
FEATURES
- Provide general pre-award consulting for data services design
- Provides estimates for software development and design
- Provides letters of support and budget justifications for work provided by ADS
PRE-REQUISITES
- Must be able to be a grant PI
CHARGES
- No charge for pre-award grant support. Many units may do a proof of concept for regular fees as needed for grant proposals.
REQUEST
MSU LIBRARIES
FEATURES
- Consultation on data management plans for all funder requirements; support for DMPtool.org
- Full research data lifecycle advising and referral to campus resources to meet entire DMP funder requirements
PRE-REQUISITES
- MSU Affiliates
CHARGES
- No cost
REQUEST
