Full Proposal Submission Process for CIMIT Applications
Instructions on this page should be followed for:
- Science
- Clinical Systems Innovation
- Career Development
- Working Groups
- Clinical Fast Forward
- New Concept Grant Submissions
Submission instructions for other awards not listed here are provided with Request for Applications.
All applications must use the CIMIT web-based submission system. If you applied for an award online in 2007, use the same login information (the email address you registered with is your user ID) and corresponding password.
The URL for the submission site is:
https://www.precisionconference.com/~cimit
Once you have registered and log in, click on "new submissions" and then "Make a new submission to CIMIT …" to access the appropriate online forms.
To input your proposal online you must supply eight separate PDF files: Abstract, Body Text and References, Biographical Sketches, Letters of Support, Budgets, Budget Justifications, Compliance Form, and Institutional Approval (instructions for each are below). All must be individual PDF-formatted files, as follows:
- Prepare the material for each document.
- All text material must be in a readable font (at least Arial 11 point), and margins must be at least 0.7 inches (except for NIH style biosketches).
- Convert each to a PDF.
- When all PDFs are made, upload them sequentially.
- These instructions on this page are also available on the web-based submission site where you upload PDFs.
- You may replace a loaded PDF with a newer version.
- If you have problems making the PDFs, contact Marcy Lender at mlender@partners.org.
- Click to download required forms for: Budgeting and Compliance. After completing, covert to PDF format.
PDF file instructions:
Abstracts
Give the title of your work and a short abstract listing the overall goals, approach, and specific objectives. Also, please provide a "layman's version" of the title and a simplified description of the work in language suitable for a general audience.
Body Text and References
Do not restate the Abstract. List the Background, the Overall Goals of your proposed activity (emphasizing the impact on clinical care), the Approach or Methods, the Objectives or Aims and the metrics by which they will be measured, and the Next Steps once the work is completed. List Key Personnel, their roles, and institutions.
Page Limits for Body Text, including all figures and tables, but not the list of references, are given in this table:
Grant Type |
Body Text Page Limit (Excluding References) |
Maximum Direct Cost |
Small Science |
7 Pages |
$40,000 |
Medium Science |
10 |
100,000 |
Two-year Large Science |
20 |
250,000/year |
Two-year Medium Science |
15 |
100,000/year |
CSI |
10 |
100,000 |
Career Development |
7 |
50,000 |
Working Group |
7 |
20,000 |
Clinical Fast Forward |
7 |
20,000 with match |
New Concept |
7 |
25,000 |
Other Awards |
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Biographical Sketches
Provide a two-page NIH style biosketch (or equivalent) for each key person.
Letters of Support
Provide letters of support as relevant to your activity. Depending on the award, category, they may not be required. If you do not have letters, submit a blank file.
Budgets
Using the standard CIMIT Budget Form list all planned expenditures and then convert form to PDF format. Do not exceed the total cost limits specified in the Table above. Any requested capital equipment must be uniquely necessary to the work and strongly justified. For two-year proposals submit a separate detailed budget for each year. Indirect cost is 40% based on modified total direct cost. If you have questions regarding budgeting, you may contact JoAnn Moretti at 617 768-8763.
Budget Justifications
Justify all budget items as you would for NIH or DoD. A statement clarifying overlap with other funded or pending projects must be included.
Compliance Form
Complete the CIMIT Compliance Form and convert to PDF format. Remember that animal or human use activities require an additional approval step if DoD funds your award, which is the likely funding source for these grants.
Institutional Approval
Scan and upload a copy of your completed, signed Institutional Approval cover page from your Research Administration Office. Do not upload the full budget approval package; if the project is approved, the full budget package will be requested. Science and CSI applicants: Because it may require additional time to obtain this approval, the deadline for this page (only) April 15, 2008. All other pages must be submitted (PDF online) by March 16, 2008.
MGH-based applicants need only supply the signed Partners Research Proposal Coversheet...the page you would normally submit to MGH Grants and Contracts. (Please note: MGH applicants need not submit the proposal to MGH Grants and Contracts.)
Also check the "Frequently Asked Questions" section where queries and responses will be posted.
Remember -- Make all your PDF files before you upload.
Please note that your total submission size cannot exceed 10.0 MB. If you cannot comply with this limit or have any questions about the submission process, please contact Kirby Vosburgh at kvosburgh@partners.org.
