New Publications from the MU Office of Research

The Office of Research has recently posted two new publications to the Web. The first is titled Grantsmanship Support at MU: An Introduction for New Faculty. This is the booklet that we revise each year in the fall and have previously distributed in hard copy. It includes an overview of the services provided by the Office of Research to support faculty in their research and scholarship activities.

It is posted at www.research.
missouri.edu/web_ research/
publications/index.html as the first link under "Research Publications."

The second publication is titled Proposal Processing Manual: Using the Peoplesoft Grants Module. This is a new publication that takes the user click-by-click through the processes of entering a grant proposal in the Peoplesoft Grants Module, tracking a proposal through the system, and copying a proposal.

It is posted at www.research.
missouri.edu/web_research/about_
or/PS_grants_info.html.

Both publications are provided as pdf documents that can be read with the free Acrobat Reader software. They are designed to be printed as two-sided, facing page documents. If you or members of your staffs have questions about the Grantsmanship document, please contact Mary Licklider at lickliderm@missouri.edu or 884-6438. If there are questions about the Proposal Processing Manual, please contact Mike Quinata at quinatam@missouri.edu or 882-8308.

Application deadline approaching for
Searle Scholars Program

Searle Scholars Program is seeking applicants who are pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. The program is primarily concerned with the potential of the applicant to make innovative and high-impact contributions to research over an extended period of time.

Candidates should have begun their first appointment at the assistant professor, tenure-track level on or after July 1, 2002, and therefore be in their first or second year.

Applicants are encouraged to avoid the common mistakes made in preparing applications: (i) applicants failing to describe their role in research reported with more than one author (Item 19B, Page 7), and (ii) failure to heed the request that the application material NOT be stapled together.

The University of Missouri System is permitted only two applications to this competition.

Applications must be submitted to the Office of the Research, 203 Jesse Hall, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2003.

MU Campus Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2003

UM System Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 5, 2003, to Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, 309 University Hall

Searle Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2003.

Amount: 15 grants of $80,000 per year for up to three years; funding for the second and third years will be contingent upon the submission of acceptable progress reports.

URL for more information: The application packet is available at http://www.searlescholars.net.

To access the information use:
user name: SSP2004
password: DGSearle