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
- 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
- NIH Trailblazer R21 Awards
- DOE Early Career Research Program (ECRP)
- DARPA Young Faculty Award Program
- ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP)
Foundation and other Non-Federal Programs
- Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer - Young Investigator Grants
- American Chemical Society - Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants
- Beckman Foundation - Young Investigator Program
- Blavatnik Foundation - Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Career Awards at the Scientific Interface
- Cancer Research Foundation - Young Investigator Awards
- Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research - Research Early Career Development Award
- Dreyfus Foundation - Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar
- The Grass Foundation - Fellowships in Neuroscience
- Human Frontier Science Program - Research Grants
- Moore Foundation - Moore Inventor Fellows
- Pew Charitable Trusts - Pew Biomedical Scholars
- PhRMA Foundation - Faculty Starter Grants
- Searle Scholars Program – Funding Exceptional Young Scientists
- Sloan Foundation - Research Fellowships for Early-Career Scientists
- Smith Family Foundation - Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research
- Simons Foundation - Pivot Fellows
- Simons Foundation - Fellows-to-Faculty
Other Career Advancement Opportunities
Kuali Training
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
- 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