Creating a Proposal Basics Proposal Details Proposal Details is the first screen in the Basics menu navigation of the proposal. In the ‘Create Proposal’ process, when the initial ‘required fields for saving’ fields are completed and the user clicks ‘save and complete,’ the Proposal Details screen appears. When opening existing proposals, the Proposal Details screen…

Getting Started in KR Proposal Development Logging In Go to Zot!Portal (portal.uci.edu). Click Login in the upper right corner. Enter your UCInetID and password in the Web Authorization screen Click Login. Navigate to Faculty & Staff > Research > Kuali Research Proposals. Click Create a Proposal. If the Research Tab is not available to you,…

Quarterly Research Administration Meeting (QRAM) QRAM is an informational Zoom meeting session for research administrators (and interested faculty members) to discuss issues and updates in research administration processes and other topics that may impact the UCI research enterprise.  The meeting is organized and facilitated by ERA. Past Presentations 2025 March 2025 Slides Zoom Recording 2024…

Frequently Asked Questions Kuali Research I can’t access KR – what should I do? Contact your Department Security Administrator (DSA) so that they can assign the appropriate access role(s) to your KSAMS account.  Don’t know who your DSA is? Check the DSA Lookup in KSAMS: https://systems.oit.uci.edu/kfs/ksams/lookupDSA.htm  (NOTE: You must be on the campus network or use…

Research Administration Decision Support Reports and data analysis tools for the UCI research enterprise. Please note: These tools require UCI VPN for off-campus access. DWQuery Contracts/Grants Ad Hoc Query To access you must be on the campus network or UCI VPN Instructions on using Contracts/ Grants Ad Hoc Query  For questions related to Sponsored Projects…

External Research Administration Systems NIH eRA Commons NIH eRA Commons is an online interface where signing officials, principal investigators, trainees and post-docs at institutions/organizations can access and share administrative information relating to research grants. Users can shepherd their application in eRA Commons through the grants lifecycle from receipt to closeout. Research.gov Research.gov provides grants management for the NSF research community.…

Research Management System (RMS) UCI’s Research Management System (RMS) is an online “one-stop-shop” for researchers, administrators and veterinary staff – which covers all aspects of the university’s animal care and use program, including: Compliance – IACUC oversight of animal-use protocols Operations – Animal ordering, identification and billing Animal Welfare – husbandry, animal care and veterinary…

Cayuse Proposals is a web-based system-to-system submission tool for proposals to federal government sponsors, using grants.gov. Cayuse Proposals provides a robust validation engine that checks not only for Grants.gov errors and warnings, but also errors and warnings as a result of agency (NIH, NSF, Army, ONR, etc) and Funding Opportunity Announcement  requirements. Cayuse error and…

Kuali Research Protocols (KRP) KR Protocols is made to help you go through UCI’s research determination process. This would involve going through the Institutional Review Board (IRB)  or the Human Stem Cell Research Oversight (hSCRO) committee. Go to KRP Note: This user guide is still a work in progress, and any section with the marker…

KR Proposal Development The KRPD user guide has been divided into two versions, one tailored for Initiators & Faculty and the other for Officers.  Please choose the version most appropriate for you, using the toggle below. The default is Initiators & Faculty. For Initiators & Faculty For Officers Quick Nav – For Faculty & Intitiators…