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Planning a funding application?

Get in touch with the Finance Office

The Finance Office will help you submit funding proposals for internal and external awards and contracts. As your unit representatives, we will route your proposal internally to the IU Office of Research Administration (ORA) to be reviewed and approved for submission to the sponsor.

Routing through ORA is required for most funding proposals, pre-proposals, and letters of intent, so be sure to begin the process early to guarantee timely submission of your proposal.

Notify the O'Neill Contracts & Grants team of your intent to submit a proposal as early as possible and no later than 3 weeks before the sponsor deadline.

Prior to routing, the Finance Office can help with the budget, budget justification, and administrative components of your proposal. Our review will help ensure your application meets all IU and sponsor requirements.

For additional university guidance and resources, visit research.iu.edu.

Contact Us

O'Neill Finance Office
1315 E. Tenth Street
Suite 320
Bloomington Campus
oneillcg@iu.edu

Meet the Finance Team

Contracts & Grants Team

In Office:
Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Remote:
Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Complete the proposal intake form to notify the Contracts & Grants team of your intent to apply and the details of the funding opportunity. For complex proposals involving cost share, multiple campuses, etc. please additionally notify the O'Neill Associate Dean of Research.

O'Neill Proposal Intake Form

The Finance Office can assist with:

  • Creating a budget and justification with salary, fringe, and indirect cost rates.
  • Completing the administrative portions of your proposal such as institutional information, budgets, and cover pages.
  • Transferring your existing budget to an IU budget template.
  • Reviewing your proposal for institutional compliance.
  • Preparing your proposal in the sponsor's submission portal.
  • Internally submitting your proposal to the Office of Research Administration (ORA) for institutional approval.

Submit your proposal materials to oneillcg@iu.edu as an email attachment or a Microsoft OneDrive link that our team can review and edit collaboratively.

Please review the guidance document O'Neill SAAs on Sponsored Projects FAQ 2024.pdf for examples and policies.

The key/senior/other personnel budgetary sections are reserved for budgeting current and future IU employees. To determine whether a role classifies as an independent contractor, consult:

Account details can be accessed using a variety of tools depending on whether the funding source is internal or external to the university.

External Awards

Internal Awards and Faculty Research Accounts (FRAs)