General Resources and Services of the PRDC includes sustaining collaborative relationships with Emory's Office of Research Development and Research Administrative Services. Core staff can help researchers liaise with these offices. We also facilitate collaborations and networking among researchers, maintain Department of Pediatrics boilerplates used in most funding applications, and maintain example funding applications (both internal and external) often used by DOP researchers. A key general service is the maintenance of DOP pilot programs, from the Buchter Resident Research Award through Junior Faculty Fellowship. 

Finally, falling under General Resources and Services are the Manuscript and Grant Editing Services that the Core has long provided to DOP researchers. 

Manuscript and Grant Editing Services

• Boilerplate - maintaining and providing up-to-date information about the facilities and resources available to you as researchers in child health. Searchable Emory Boilerplate Tool located here. Downloadable word file for Pediatrics-focused facilities located here.
• Format Editing - editing to ensure consistent formatting throughout and adherence to standard grant/manuscript writing practices
• Technical Editing - editing that includes revising and reviewing technical/scientific information to ensure clarity and consistency and use of endnote libraries for bibliography
• English Language Proofreading – editing to ensure proper use of English language including use of proper grammar and final proofreading
• Strategic advice regarding development of specific aims pages, communication with the NIH and education on standard grant application processes

Pricing

The Core provides an initial 1 hour intake session for any requested assistance. During this session, the scope of the request and needed resources are determined. The maximum number of fully subsidized hours per service is as follows:

Editing Assistance for Grant Applications

• Internal seed funds and pilot projects: 8 hours
• Career Development Award applications: 12 hours
• Mid-level project, such as R21s, R01s and Foundation Grants: 16 hours
• Larger program project grants, multi-site clinical trials and grants with proposed budgets exceeding $250K of direct costs per year: please see our Proposal Development Services.

Manuscripts

• Manuscripts to serve as foundation of grant application: 8 hours
• Manuscripts that are not leading towards grant applications: 4 hours/investigator with a maximum of two times per year

Abstracts/Poster Presentations

• Abstracts/posters to serve as foundation of grant application: 8 hours
• Abstracts/posters that are not leading towards grant applications: 4 hours/investigator with a maximum of two times per year. It is expected that, in general, abstracts will be tied directly to manuscripts and will not be stand-alone entities.

How to Access

Completed PRDC Service Request Form (you will be redirected to an online request system where you will be asked to create an account, if you do not already have one set up)

In general, all requests will be reviewed and approval granted or denied within 7 business days, and if approved, a face-to-face meeting will be scheduled with the reviewer/editor to discuss the review process. Please allow for this processing time when submitting your requests.

• Standard Grant Proposals: All initial requests for assistance must be submitted to the online system at least 15 business days in advance of the deadline and must include the following:
  • If a resubmission, the initial submission and the associated reviews
  • If a new submission, the specific aims page
• Manuscripts: All initial request for assistance must be submitted to the online system at least 15 business days in advance of the submission deadline, and should originate from the lab PI/senior author and should be submitted to with the following:
  • If a resubmission, a nearly complete (incorporating all changes based on reviewers comments, data analyzed, figures complete, references formatted) draft of the manuscript and the reviewer’s comments
  • If a new submission, a nearly complete (data analyzed, figures complete, references formatted) draft of the manuscript