When should I as a principal investigator route my proposal through the Beckman Institute grants office?

Beckman will administer grants that are multidisciplinary. Proposals must show a research collaboration between at least two faculty members from two different academic departments.

Single PI grants should be administered by the home department of the investigator.

Exceptions are rare and would require approval from Beckman’s director.

If you need additional guidance, please email the Proposal Team.

Yes! Submitting grant proposals through Beckman not only earns the institute a portion of the indirect costs, but your home department benefits financially the same as if the proposal were routed through its grants office.

The earlier, the better! As soon as you are aware of a funding opportunity and a due date for the proposal, complete the Beckman Proposal Initiation Form. Once the form is received, someone will contact you within one to two business days.

Include as much information as is available at this stage. Please also consider:

• If you have co-investigators, coordinate their participation prior to submitting the form. This is necessary in determining whether proposals qualify as single versus multidisciplinary.
• If there will be subawardees on the proposal, documentation from those external entities will be required with the University of Illinois’ submission.
• Changes to the initially developed budget may be necessary as you move through the proposal process, but if you can detail your anticipated budget within the form, the grants staff can initiate an internal budget. Include salary needs for faculty, post-docs, students, travel, services, sub award, and publications.

Please visit our Proposal Submission Policy for for the full timeline.