Office of Research and Scholarship
The UTHSC College of Nursing Office of Research and Scholarship (ORS) provides support services to faculty for development and submission of grants and scholarly publications.
We offer guidance, maintain research, and distribute information about funding sources. ORS consults with faculty to promote scholarly practice success and to facilitate collaborative achievements with community partners.
Services, FAQs, and Resources
Grant Development Assistance
- Assistance with form pages
- Institutional grant processing / Grant routing assistance
- Editorial assistance for grant proposals
- Formatting or developing tables for grant proposals
- Digital submission
- Grant archives and tracking
Scientific Manuscripts Support
- Editorial assistance and content review for scientific manuscripts
- Reference styles and EndNote technical support
- Support with formatting or developing tables for manuscripts
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Why must grants be routed early to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)?
A. In order to ensure that grants are submitted in proper format and with all the information required in the grant application deadlines, the document is reviewed by the staff and approved by Brenda Murrell, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, our university's Authorizing Official. Their comprehensive review must occur early enough to allow for revisions and for punctual submissions.
Q. Why are early submissions encouraged for electronic grant submissions?
A. We are encouraged to submit electronically in advance of agency final deadlines to minimize risks associated with problems in transmission. There are applicants who bravely submit very near the actual final agency deadlines. There have been situations where servers were overloaded and submissions were very slow or stopped altogether.
Q. Non-paid collaborators. Is there an NIH policy on non-paid collaborators, and what is the proper procedure for including such collaborators in the application?
A. If a collaborator is contributing significant effort (generally 5% or more) and the participation is considered critical to the conduct of the project, the person can be classified as key personnel and listed on the budget. The fact that the contribution is non-paid does not prevent the person from being listed as key personnel; however, (s)he must be an employee of the grantee organization to be listed in the personnel section. Employees of the grantee institution are not placed in the consultant category, whether the contribution is paid or not.
Q. Can I copy and distribute material posted on National Library of Medicine sites?
A. Fair Use information is briefly described on the National Library of Medicine Information statement.