SEAS Research Grant Proposal Support

SEAS Support for Large Proposal Development

Learn more about the SEAS Support for Large Proposal Development (including Outreach, Partnership with HBCUs/MSIs, DEI, PDL, Innovation and Entrepreneurship).

Helpful Links:

• Sample Budget Form (excel format). Please choose the worksheet that corresponds to the project location and the originating sponsor.
• Columbia Research Homepage: provides a university-wide resource for research; New, July 2017
• SPA Institutional Information page; provides current fringe rates, ICR, DUNS number, etc.
• PI Eligibility
• Columbia Libraries/Information Services Webpage; provides Data Management Plan requirements, templates, and samples.
• Freelance illustrators/graphic designers who have worked on projects for SEAS
• Columbia IRB Website
• Columbia University's RASCAL - Research and Compliance Administration System
• InfoEd Welcome to the InfoEd eRA Portal for Electronic Grants administration (for NIH submissions, it is recommended that Adobe forms be used as opposed to InfoEd for the time being due to system glitches)
• NSF FastLane
• NSF Grant Proposal Guidelines
• NIH PHS398 and SF424 Instructions
• Grants.gov

Finding Funding

• Columbia Research Find Funding Page: One-stop resource for finding links to federal agencies, non-federal funding, internal funding programs, private foundations, and a variety of other funding resources.
• PIVOT:  https://pivot.proquest.com/funding_main. This is an extremely useful online system in which users can search both governmental and private funding opportunities.
  • Searches can be specified by grant type, research areas, scientific keywords and other parameters.
  •  To start using PIVOT, go to https://pivot.proquest.com/register, and sign up for an account using your Columbia University email address.
  •  Once logged in, you can click “Profiles’ and search for you name. If found, you may claim your profile and edit the information if you like. To the right of the profile you'll find funding opportunities matching your profile as well as opportunities matching your dept. 
  • You can also click the “Funding” tab to create customized searches and receive regular emails with funding opportunities targeted to the specific areas you identify.
  • For additional information, please go to https://research.columbia.edu/news/pivot-new-tool-identify-funding-opportunities

Helpful Information

• Minimum GRA stipend rate: $48,080 per year ($4066.67/mo) for FY25
• Columbia Engineering's 9-month GRA tuition rate charged to government grants for FY25: $21,246 ($2360.62 monthly). This represents 38.5% of the full tuition rate of $55,183.
• Columbia Engineering's 9-month GRA tuition rate charged to non-government grants for FY25: $27,592 ($3065.72 monthly). This represents 50% of the full tuition rate of $55,183.
• On-Campus Indirect Cost rate for Gov't grants: 64.5% effective 7/1/22 (62.5% for 7/1/21 - 6/30/22)
• Off-Campus Indirect Cost Rate for Gov't grants: 26%
• Indirect Cost Rate for all Industry/Non-Gov't grants: 35%
• Fringe Benefit Rate for Faculty/Staff: 30% for govt proposals; 33.75% for non-government proposals (both effective 71/24)
• Fringe Benefit Rate for hourly student employees (non-GRA): 8.15% for both government and non-government grants. Fringe is charged only for summer months
• Current DHHS F&A and Fringe Rate Agreement: Negotiated F&A and Fringe Rate Agreement dated 8/7/2023
• For Post-docs and Officers of Research guidelines, please see salary guidelines
• Morningside DUNS: 049179401
• EIN: 135598093
• NIH Salary Cap: $221,900 (effective 1/1/24)
• NIH GRA Stipend + Tuition Cap: $61,008 (policy dated 4/23/24)