Resources for Gillings Researchers

• Public Health Funding Opportunities
• UNC INTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAMS
• NC TraCS pilot funding programs
• Carolina Internal Funding Database

• SPIN Funding Database
• Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities
• CFR - Early Career Funding Opportunities

To find out what has previously been funded by NIH and NSF, use search the following databases:

• NIH Reporter
• NSF Awards Search

• NIH Diversity Supplement Resource

• List of Available COVID-19 Funding Opportunities

• Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)
• OSR Information Sheet
• North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)
• Subscribe to NC TraCS Newsletter
• Core Facilities

Unsure about the difference between gifts, grants, and contracts? This section provides University guidance and policies regarding gifts, sponsored projects, and grants. For information on research as a "gift" or a "sponsored project," please see:

• University Policy
• University Guidance
• Gillings School Guiding Principles for Considering Gift and Grant Agreements with Companies (approved June, 2017)

Did you know that principal investigators, faculty, staff, students, and departmental contacts are not authorized to sign agreements?

• Contracts Office
• Office of Clinical Trials
• Who Can and Can’t Sign (Signature Delegation Chart)

Still not sure? Contact researchsolutions@unc.edu

Want help with your  Specific Aims for proposals? The Gillings Research Solutions unit offers scientific review of Specific Aims for proposal to any major granting agency on a regular cycle.

• Sign-up for a Gilling School Study Section

We have compiled resources to help you prepare a variety of funding proposals. The resources provide general language that describes the research environment at UNC and Gillings, including research resources, diversity initiatives, and general information about the university. Modify these to fit the needs of your specific proposal.

• Gillings School Facts and Figures
• UNC Facts and Rankings
• T32 Grant Resources
• Boilerplate – Animal Facilities (March 2021)
• Boilerplate – Computing Resources (March 2021)
• Boilerplate – Library Facilities (March 2021)
• Boilerplate – Laboratory Facilities (March 2021)

• NC TraCS $50K Pilot Award Matching Funds Policy for Gillings School
• Policy on Accepting Funds from Tobacco Companies

If you need assistance finding new collaborators from Gillings or across campus, please contact researchsolutions@unc.edu to set an appointment to discuss your needs.

• About the Gillings Proposal Editing Services
• Gillings Proposal Editing Services Request Form

• Conflict of Interest
• Policy on External Professional Activities for Pay (EPAP), aka “consulting”
• International travel requirements and resources
• UNC Policy on Export Controls
• Information Session on NIH Other Support Updates - October 7, 2021

• What You Should Do Right Now
• Guidance on Science and Security
• Foreign Influence
• Visual Compliance

To receive research training, fellowship, research education, and career development awards the NIH, AHRQ, and CDC will require an ORCID iD.

• Register with ORCID and link to your UNC PID

Please follow the links below to the relevant webpages

• Conflict of Interest Training (COI)
• Human Subjects Training (CITI)
• Animal Research Training