Incentive Program

NIH Multi-Component Grant (P or U) Submissions

The School of Medicine is pleased to announce the NIH Multi-Component Grant (P or U) Incentive Program in recognition of the additional effort required by the SOM Principal Investigator (PI) to lead these large grant efforts.

To be eligible for these funds, please fill out this form prior to submission.

Incentive Program Details:

•  Submitted grants: $5000 for the PI
•  Funded grants: an additional $10,000 for the PI
• Funds can be allocated as unrestricted funds or z-payment
•  These grants are often a collaborative effort involving multiple investigators. In such cases, the Multi-Principal Investigators (MPIs) must share the SOM incentive equally.
•  In cases where an MPI is not from SOM, the SOM incentive program will only cover the designated proportion of the SOM faculty member.

To be eligible for these funds, the faculty member must fill out this Multi-Component Grant INCENTIVE FORM prior to submission. We request the following for provision of incentive funds: 1) a draft of the project summary/abstract is uploaded to this form at least four weeks in advance of the FOA deadline to ensure adequate time for Dean’s office review/approval, and 2) the lead PI notifies Research Support Services, SOMProposalReqs@hs.uci.edu, or any other contracts and grants staff who will facilitate the proposal submission at least six weeks before the submission deadline, and all submission timeline requirements are followed. Please note that faculty members are permitted to apply for only one School of Medicine (SOM) Incentive Program for each specific proposal. Resubmissions are not eligible for payment.

Please note that the Incentive Amount will be evenly split amongst all eligible PI's that contributed to the project.

In addition, The SOM Research Development Unit (RDU) provides support for all NIH proposals. Our services include draft reviews, guidance on grant requirements, and tailored checklists.

To request assistance, please email us at somrd@hs.uci.edu or complete our RDU Grant Support Request Form at the below link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/78c39e3911ae4e60906cb7e15e920266

A faculty member can only apply for one SOM incentive per grant submission.

For more information and additional grant submission support, please contact the Research Development Unit in the School of Medicine at somrd@hs.uci.edu.