Administrative Assistance
Let us help you navigate the Administrative Highway and submit your
application on time!
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Forms, memos, cover letter, signatures, etc.
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Protocols
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Raco process
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Applicant – Part I; Mentor – Part II
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Deadline - Copying - Sending
START THE PROCESS EARLY
 Protocols
Without protocols: 1 month prior to deadline
With protocols: 2 months prior to deadline
 Letters of Reference
 Title (Do not exceed 56 spaces)
 Face Page, memos, cover letters, protocols.
 Deadline
An application will be considered on time if it is received by or mailed on or
before the published receipt date and a proof of mailing is provided. Proof of
timely mailing consists of one of the following: a legibly dated U.S. Postal
Service postmark or a dated receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S.
Postal Service. Private metered postmarks are not acceptable.
If the receipt date falls on a weekend, it will be extended to the following
Monday; if the date falls on a Federal holiday, it will be extended to the
following workday.
April 05
- August 05
- December 05
Checklist – Part I: Applicant
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* RACO information:
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Lerner Memo
Part I: Applicant
* Page 1 1-15 Face page + Signature
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Applicant’s Education
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Applicant’s Training
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Goals for Training and Career
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Mentor – Position – Research Interests
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Proposal Description
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Table of Contents
Page 4 23
Scholastic Performance
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Prior/Current NRSA support
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Honors
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Thesis title
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Thesis advisor
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Application for Concurrent support
Page 6 28
Research Experience
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Revised Application
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Research training (100% - Research)
Checklist – Part II: Mentor
* RACO information:
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Sponsor: Bio + Other Support
Training support
Previous fellows
Training plan; Environment
Fellows to be supervised
Applicant's Qualifications/Potential for a Research Career
Human Subjects / Animals
Signatures: Mentor – Department Chair – V.P. OSP
Checklist
Appendix
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Animal protocol
Human Subjects protocol
Letters of Reference ___
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Personal data form
Cover letter
 RACO process
http://www.scripps.edu/services/osp/preaward/raco.html
REVIEW PROCESS Steps 1 - 4
1) The required application material and Institutional memos and documents
are forwarded to the Preaward Administrator for review. Corrections are
made, questions are resolved, and a RACO review sheet is prepared.
2) Once the RACO is complete, and any corrections are made, the applicant
submits the review packet to their Department Chair for approval and
signature.
3) Once the Department Chair has signed the RACO review sheet the
material is brought back to the Preaward Administrator for final review
and approval.
4) Once this process is completed the application can be forwarded to the
extramural agency.
 For Your Information
30 e. Responsible Conduct of Research
The Scripps Research Institute’s Office of Technology Transfer & Government
Compliance conducts an annual course on Ethics in Science. This course is mandatory
for all postdoctoral fellows and research associates, and is based upon the Association
of American Medical Colleges publication Teaching the Responsible Conduct of
Research Through a Case Study Approach. The course covers the issues of scientific
integrity, violations of professional ethics, the NIH Office of Scientific integrity, and
TSRI’s policies and procedures for handling the cases involving alleged misconduct.
Dr. (insert your name here), Research Associate did attend the 2003 Ethics in Science
Course held at the Scripps Timken Amphitheater on 16 September 2003. The four-hour
course will be presented by Thomas E. Northrup, Ph.D., J.D., Patent Counsel for The
Scripps Research Institute.
Office of Technology Development – 4-9390
 Cover Letter
http://www.csr.nih.gov/Committees/rosterindex.asp
Enclosed please find NRSA Fellowship entitled “xxxx
xxxx xxxx.” We request this application be assigned to
Study Section ZRG1 F02A.
 Copying and Submission
Original + 2 copies:
3 sealed letters of reference
3 collated sets of appendix
Center for Scientific Review
National Institutes of Health
Room 1040 – MSC 7710
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 435-0715