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Research - Budget and Proposal Forms & Templates
The sections below provide commonly-sought forms and templates, including proposal preparation checklists, budget and budget justification templates, and forms and templates for other parts of a grant proposal (i.e., Biosketch, Current and Pending Support, Collaborators & Other Affiliations, Facilities & Resources, etc.)
Forms and Templates
Proposal Checklists
- General Proposal Checklist (v1: simple) - Customizable per proposal requirements
- General Proposal Checklist (v2: detailed) - Customize per proposal requirements
- NIH Proposal Checklist (Excel) - Applicable for applications using Forms H instructions
- NIH Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Checklist - Applicable for applications using Forms H instructions
- NIH Human Subjects Inclusion Enrollment Report (IER) - Applicable for applications using Forms H instructions
- NSF Proposal Checklist 23-1 - Applicable for applications submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023
- NSF Resources and Information
Budget Templates
- SOHE Internal Funding Budget Template - For SOHE Research Incentive Funding Applications
- NIH Detailed Budget Template - For NIH applications with Direct Costs >$250,000 per year
- NIH Modular Budget Template - For NIH applications with Modular Budgets (Direct Costs <$250,000 per year)
- SF424 Budget Template - For applications to federal agencies requiring SF424 budget forms
- NSF Budget Template - Applicable for PPAPG 23-1 requirements
- General Budget Template with Subawards - For budgets up to 5 years in duration; with subawards
- General Budget Template without Subawards - For budgets up to 5 years in duration; no subawards
- Travel Budget Calculator - For calculating local travel for fieldwork, professional conferences, etc.
- Fall Research Competition Budget Template - For VCRGE Fall Competition budget estimates
Budget Justification Templates
- NIH Budget Justification Template - For NIH Detailed Budgets
- NIH Personnel Justification Template - For NIH Modular Budgets
- NIH Consortium Justification Template - For NIH Modular Budgets with Consortium costs
- NIH Additional Narrative Justification Template - For NIH Modular Budgets, to describe unequal modules, explain Indirect Cost Base exclusions (i.e., tuition remission, equipment), and give cost details for Data Sharing and Management
- NSF Budget Justification Template - Applicable for PPAPG 23-1 requirement
- General Budget Justification Template & Sample Language
Other Proposal Element Templates
- NIH Biographical Sketch Template
- NIH Other Support Template/New or Renewal
- NIH Other Support Template/Progress Reports
- NIH PHS Assignment Request Form
- NSF Current and Pending Support Template - For applications submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023
- NSF Biographical Sketch Template - For applications with due dates submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023
- NSF Collaborators and Other Affiliations Template
- NSF Safe and Inclusive Working Environments for Off-Campus and Off-Site Research - Required as of PAPPG 23-1 issuance
- Facilities & Other Resources Boilerplate - Descriptions of SoHE and UW-Madison facilities and resources
Subrecipient Forms & Templates
- Subrecipient Proposal Checklist - Provided to a subrecipient so they know which documents are required by UW
- Subrecipient Proposal Items Email - Example email sent to a subrecipient to request required documents
- Letter of Intent Example - Template that outlines the required information to include in an LOI
- Scope of Work Template - Template with the required information for a subrecipient Scope of Work document
- RR Subaward Budget Form - RR Subaward budget form expires 11/30/25
- Performance Site form - Template to ensure correct entity legal name, address, UEI, etc.
- Senior/Key Personnel Profile form - For each Senior/Key Personnel listed on an NIH proposal
Internal SoHE Process Documents
- Sponsored Project Award Intake Checklist - To be used to ensure a complete and thorough review of steps involved with accepting sponsored awards
Additional Resources
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) Forms and Templates