New users first need to register on proposalCENTRAL. For all users, log in and select “Create New Proposal” or click on the “Grant Opportunities” tab. Filter the Grant Maker by “Simons Foundation” and click on “Apply Now” next to the “Analysis of Simons VIP Biospecimens” program. Once all sections are complete and the attachments are uploaded, the “Submit” button will be activated.

References, figures and figure legends are not included in the page limit for the full proposal. Please attach them at the end of the six (6)-page narrative in the same PDF file. The Simons Foundation’s preference is for figures to follow the narrative rather than be embedded in the text.

11-point, legible font.

‘In-press’ papers can be included as appendices, as well as any papers that you consider essential for the work of the review committee (not more than three [3]). Any other material should be included, if possible, in the narrative. If you have video attachments for your proposal, please upload as an appendix (all file types are accepted).

You can access and request information about Simons VIP biospecimens and data on SFARI Base. If you do not have a SFARI ID, you must create one. If you have problems with the log-in or have questions about the availability of biospecimens or data, please email [email protected].

We do not require letters of support or letters of collaboration for Co-investigators. If a letter is prepared, it can be uploaded as “Appendix: In-press papers on related topics.”

There is no minimum percent effort required for any personnel, but we expect personnel, in particular Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-investigators, to have efforts that reflect their roles in the project.

Yes, you can add users with administrator access to the proposalCENTRAL application so that someone other than the PI can edit and submit the application.

No, postdoctoral associates may not apply. SFARI funds may only be used for personnel considered employees of the grantee institution who are eligible for benefits. Funds may not be used for stipend supplementation unless specifically authorized under the terms of the program from which funds are derived.

Yes, foreign institutions with a 501(c)(3) equivalency may apply.

The applicant organization may designate multiple individuals as PIs who share the authority and responsibility for leading and directing the project, intellectually and logistically. For more information on the responsibilities of PIs, please refer to the personnel definitions in the SFARI glossary below.

Applications with multiple PIs from different institutions that would like to be paid separately must include a signed signature page, budget template and budget justification for each PI. The budget totals for all non-applicant PIs must be included in the “Consortium and Contractual Direct Costs” section and indirect costs for all non-applicant PIs should be included in the “Other Indirect Costs” section.

No, only the signing official is required to sign the signature page.

Please upload the completed subcontract budget details/budget justification (available for download in the “Proposal Attachments” section) in the “Proposal Attachments” section of the full application on proposalCENTRAL.

You must contact the Simons Foundation to unsubmit your full application before you can edit attachments or HTML sections. Please email [email protected] or call 646-654-0066 if you would like to unsubmit your application prior to the 8 March 2013 deadline.

No. “Validating” the proposal checks for errors and omissions and will alert you to missing requirements of your application. If the application is complete, you must then click on “Submit.” You will receive an email within ten minutes, and should contact [email protected] if you do not receive confirmation and do not see your application in the “Submitted” tab or with the status changed to “Submitted.”

You should receive notification within 24 hours of the deadline. Please check your spam filter settings if you have not received it by then.

Yes, both PIs and Co-investigators can submit multiple applications

Please contact the Science Team at [email protected] if you would like to apply for multiple award types.