Proposal Submission

Researchers or administrators submitting a proposal for federal or non-federal funding of scanning hours at our facility should include the following information on their Proposal Approval Form (PAF):

  • Attach a detailed budget and justification to the "Proposal Documents" section of the PAF
    • Use the current hourly rates.
    • Inflate the hourly rate by 3% per year in subsequent years
    • Budget justification should detail the number of proposed scan hours, the hourly scan rate used and indicate that scanning will be done at the Functional MRI Laboratory
  • Include a subaccount for the scan hours in the "Budget" section of the PAF.
    • In the notes section of sub-account, include the number of scan hours proposed
  • Include all four rooms below in the "General Space" section of the PAF:
    • Inside Scanner
      • Bonisteel Interdisciplinary Research Building Rooms 1089, 1097
      • Use Dept. ID 210600 to search for rooms 1089 and 1097
      • Over-ride the Dept ID to 550200, the occupying department
    • Modular Unit
      • Bonisteel Interdisciplinary Research Building Rooms 1000,1001
      • Use Dept. ID 301000 to search for rooms 1000 and 1001
      • Over-ride the Dept ID to 550200, the occupying department
  • Include our facility/resources and equipment (word, pdf) document in your proposal submission