Grant Proposal Editing Services

The Research Development Team of UMMS Grant Services & Analysis provides NIH grant editing support to medical school faculty. This free service is available to medical school faculty PIs as needed on a first come, first served basis on near-final drafts of NIH R01-equivalent grant proposals and NIH Large-Scale Proposals (P01, P50, etc.).

What We Do:

• Provide editing support on near-final drafts of NIH R01-equivalent grant proposals and NIH Large-Scale Proposals (e.g., P01, P50, U54 mechanisms)
• Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation
• Clarify meaning and refine language
• Give feedback on readability and presentation
• Provide red-line mark-up and comments in Track Changes

For NIH R01-equivalent proposals:

• Grant proposal editing services include up to 1-hour initial meeting with PI and 4 hours of editing service.
• To have the best chance of obtaining an appointment for grant editing services for NIH R01-equivalent proposals, please submit an intake form at least 4 weeks in advance of the NIH agency deadline. We will follow up with availability and additional questions regarding your service request.

For NIH Large-Scale Proposals:

• Grant proposal editing services include up to 1-hour initial meeting with PI and 4 hours of editing service per project/core within the large-scale proposal (e.g., a large-scale proposal with 3 projects and 2 cores would be eligible for up to 20 hours of free grant editing services)
• To have the best chance of obtaining an appointment for grant editing services for a large-scale proposal, please submit an intake form at least 8 weeks in advance of the NIH agency deadline. We will follow up with availability and additional questions regarding your service request.

What We Don’t Do:

• Review/edit references
• Assist with graphics

If you would like to request grant editing support, please fill out an intake form. Please note: In general, a request for grant proposal editing cannot be accommodated within 10 days of the agency deadline. While we do everything we can to assist faculty with their grant editing needs, our ability to accommodate requests is determined by current demand and staff availability. If we do not receive your grant proposal for editing by the agreed upon date, we reserve the right to re-schedule or cancel support in order to assist other faculty. Please direct any questions to msgrants@umich.edu.