Office of Research Policies & Forms
Office of Research Policies at a Glance
Applying for Grants:
Internal Grants:
- Grant Cycles are open once a year; submissions due by June 30
- PIs must submit: Grant Application Form, Research Proposal Submission Cover Sheet, and full copy of grant in electronic and hard-copy formats to the Office of Research during open grant cycle
- Research Committee will review each grant application and complete a Grant Evaluation form for each; scores 80/100 will be considered for approval
- Research Committee Recommends grants for approval to the Office of the Dean
- Grant Approval notification will be sent from the Office of Research via e-mail and a hard-copy
External Grants:
- Please note: before an external grant is applied for, SUCOP faculty members must get approval by the Office of Research and the Office of the Dean
- PIs must submit: Research Proposal Submission Cover Sheet and a Copy of the completed grant proposal to the Office of Research at least three (3) weeks prior to application deadline; if working with non-SUCOP faculty, PI must also submit a Proposal Clearance Form
- Office of Research will review grant application and recommend changes to PI or submit to the Dean of SUCOP for his recommendations and approval
- Approval for Application will be granted by the Office of Research and Office of the Dean by returning a signed copy of the Cover Sheet to the PI via e-mail.
View full policy on Applying for Grants [pdf]
Grant Supplies Ordering:
- PI should submit Internal and External Grants Order Form to the Office of Research; note that only one vendor may be used per form. Estimated cost should include S&H and tax.
- Under "applying for grants", please change this line: "Grant Cycles are open once a year; submissions due by June 30" to "for the 2012 cycle only, there will be two submission dates. For cycle 1, grant submissions are due by May 31st. For cycle 2, grant submissions are due by June 30th".
- Purchasing Manager will return copy of fully-approved order, with SU PO #, to the Office of Research
- Copy of the approved PO will be supplied to the PI to fulfill ordering
- PIs are responsible for ordering their supplies, keeping track of the costs and inventory, and picking up delivered packages for appropriate storage and use
- Special Notes:
- If you anticipate placing multiple orders from the same vendor, please try to compile into one order to save shipping & handling costs
- If any invoice comes to your attention and/or in the product packaging, please immediately inter-office to Purchasing Manager (currently: Ann Vest) for payment purposes
- If you are placing an order for extremely hazardous materials, or products that need to be refrigerated immediately upon arrival, please notify the Office of Research when placing the order so appropriate action may be taken if order arrives and PI is not available
View full policy on Grant Supplies Ordering [pdf]
Lab Research Assistants
- Those working in labs at Sullivan University College of Pharmacy – paid workers or volunteers – must provide a letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae to the Office of Research. The Office of Research and Dean of SUCOP will approve or decline the worker’s application
- All non-SUCOP employees must keep a time log to account for their presence in labs. This time log will be provided to the researcher from the Office of Research
View full policy on Lab Research Assistants [pdf]
Institutional Review Board
View full policy on Institutional Review Board [pdf]
NOTE: All other policies for the Office of Research are housed in the Office of Research/Administrative Office. For questions or concerns regarding these, or other, research policies please contact: gpillai@sullivan.edu or ajustice@sullivan.edu
Office of Research Forms
Forms are in PDF format. For word document versions, please e-mail ajustice@sullivan.edu
- FORM 1_INTERNAL SUCOP GRANT APPLICATION
- FORM 2_INTERNAL RESEARCH PROPOSAL EVALUATION
- FORM 3_RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMISSION COVER SHEET_INTERNAL
- FORM 4_RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMISSION COVER SHEET_EXTERNAL
- FORM 5_INTERNAL_EXTERNAL GRANTS ORDER FORM
- ORM 6_GRANT EXPENSE REPORT
- FORM 7_RESEARCH GRANT SIX MONTHS & ANNUAL REPORT
- FORM 8_INVENTION DISCLOSURE
- FORM 9_RESEARCH PROPOSAL CLEARANCE FORM

