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Federal agencies post new guidelines on allowable fonts
The National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health posted new font typeface and point size requirements for grant applications.
National Science Foundation (NSF): An Arial, Helvetica, Palatino, Computer Modern, or Georgia typeface, and a font size of 10 points or larger must be used. (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters; however, the font size requirement still applies.) The use of small type not in compliance with the above guidelines may be grounds for NSF to return the proposal without review.
National Institutes of Health: The use of an Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia typeface, and a font size of 11 points or larger is required. (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters; the font size requirement still applies. A smaller font size may be used for figures, graphs, diagrams, charts, tables, figure legends, and footnotes, but this type must follow the font typeface requirement and be readily legible.) Font and margin specifications should be followed closely; otherwise, application processing may be delayed or the application may be returned to the applicant without review.
Questions? Contact Barbara Earl, manager, Proposal Services, bearl@ku.edu or 864-7781.
NSF combines and revises GPG & GPM
The new NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (NSF 07-140) consolidates two previous stand-alone NSF policy documents—the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) and the Grant Policy Manual (GPM)—and combines them into a single electronic policy framework. The new guide will be effective for proposals submitted on or after June 1, 2007, and supercedes all prior versions of the GPG and GPM.
Upcoming NCURA video workshops
The 2007 National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) broadcast series continues with a live satellite downlink broadcast in June:
Conflict of Interest: How to Spot and Manage It
June 12, 10:30-2:30
Simons Auditorium, Higuchi Biosciences Center
A participant may receive .3 CEUs or 4 CPE units for attending an entire video workshop. Attendees may indicate interest in earning credits during registration. To register, go to http://hbc.ku.edu/NCURAregistration.shtml. The series is co-sponsored by the KU Center for Research (KUCR) and the Higuchi Biosciences Center (HBC).
Human Subjects Committee reviews record number of applications
