RDS Resources and Templates

Internal Resources

• RDS Staff Directory
• Request Support
• Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS)
  • Proposal Preparation Guide
  • UMass Amherst Sponsored Programs Fact Sheet
  • Sponsored Project Proposal Submission Requirements and Procedures
  • Pre-Award Resources
  • Roles & Responsibilities in Research
  • Collaborations and Required Documentation
    • Definition: Consultant
    • Definition: Contractor (Vendor)
    • Definition: Subrecipient
  • Minimum Effort on Sponsored Projects Requirement
  • OPAS Staff Contacts & Assignments
• Libraries Data Management Plan
• UMass Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• UMass Institutional Biosafety Committee
• UMass Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)

Young Investigator/Early Career Research Programs

• NSF CAREER
  • Other NSF Early-Career Opportunities
• NIH Trailblazer R21 Awards
  • Other NIH Early-Career Opportunities
• DOE Early Career Research Program (ECRP)
• DARPA Young Faculty Award Program
• ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP)

Other Career Advancement Opportunities

• NSF Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
• NIH Career Development Opportunities

Kuali Training

• Kuali Research Training Guides
• Routing and Approvals Training Video
• Kuali Salary Guide

Forms and Templates

View our shared folder with forms and templates, including the following [requires NetID login]

• Budget Justification Templates (NSF/NIH/Other)
• NSF Letter of Collaboration
• Internal Consultant Letter
• 3rd Party Cost Share Provider Letter of Commitment Template
• 3rd Party Cost Share Liability Memo
• PI Eligibility Memo for Lecturers, Research Fellows, and/or Adjunct/Visiting/Emeritus Professors