Welcome to the Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS) grant application resource page. Here you will find a variety of resources to assist you in developing applications for extramural funding. These include:

Boilerplate Descriptions of Research Resources
The three links provide lists of University offices, facilities, and resources that may be utilized in the research being proposed in your application. The descriptions associated with each resource are updated annually (in September), and provide boilerplate language that may be used to illustrate the enriched research environment at the University of Pittsburgh.

1. University of Pittsburgh Research Resources Guide for Investigators
2. Biomedical Core Facilities
3. Compliance Resources

NIH Funding to University of Pittsburgh Investigators
Historical NIH funding data may be useful for emphasizing to the reviewers of your application the success of the University of Pittsburgh in obtaining funding for particular research areas or from particular NIH institutes. Here you will find links to databases containing all NIH awards (Direct + Indirect Costs) made to University of Pittsburgh investigators during a given federal fiscal year (FFY). These databases may be sorted by investigator, school, department, award ID, or NIH institute / center. The information in these documents reflects the University’s awards as on record at the NIH.

Documents are in Microsoft Excel Format

Application Repository to Help University Researchers (ARTHUR) ( Link )
In order to provide examples of successful grant applications to investigators who do not have extensive experience with proposal development, we have created a repository of funded, federal grant applications written by investigators in the six Schools of the Health Sciences, and awarded through various mechanisms. Members of the University’s biomedical research community can request electronic copies of these applications from the OORHS, to assist them in the development of their own proposals. Investigators can search an index of funded applications sorted by award type, school, or department, and submit a request for proposals online. Copies of applications are usually provided via e-mail within 5 working days. Expedited requests will be considered, but cannot always be honored. We are not able to provide copies of applications to individuals outside of the University of Pittsburgh.

Budget Justification Examples

• Modular Budget Justifications
• K01 Budget Justification
• K08 Budget Justification
• K24 Budget Justification

Model Applications and Grantsmanship Resources
We have identified various useful Internet sites that provide helpful information for investigators writing grant applications.

Model Applications

• R01 (NIAID)
• K02 (NHLBI)
• K08 (NHLBI)
• K23 (NHLBI)
• K24 (NHLBI)
• SBIR Phase II (NIAID)
• ARTHUR (successful Pitt applications)

Grantsmanship Resources

• Writing and Grantsmanship Resources
• Grant Application Preparation Resources
• NIH Grants Tutorials
• NIH Resources for New Investigators
• Evidenced-Based Guide to Writing Grant Proposals
• Research Lab Management and Career Development Resource

Useful Facts
Here you will find information about the University of Pittsburgh and each of the six Schools of the Health Sciences that may be useful in illustrating the environment and accomplishments of the research enterprise at the University

Documents are in Adobe PDF format

• University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
• Graduate School of Public Health
• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
• School of Nursing
• School of Pharmacy
  
  
• School of Medicine
• Computational Biology
• Family Medicine
• Immunology
• Medicine
• Neurobiology
• Radiation Oncology
• Structural Biology
• Surgery
• UPCI