Facilities and Other Resources

Providing some info regarding your resources available will help justify your ability to conduct your studies by showing you have all necessary resources to do your project.

Office

Indicate in 2-3 lines any dedicated office space and list its square footage. Provide the office location and proximity to the lab (campus, building and room number). List office space available to your employees and students.

Computer

Describe in 3-4 lines what computer resources are available to you including personal computers, their operating systems, basic software needed for your research (list any specialized statistical or graphical software, office, etc). Describe your Internet access for use of relevant resources/materials. Describe the computers available to staff. Describe any specialized computing (mainframe access etc.) available for use on your project.

Laboratory

Describe in 1-2 lines where the work will be performed. List the lab’s location (campus, building and room number). If you have a dedicated lab list, list its square footage. If you are sharing space with another principal investigator or working in a mentor’s lab, list that and explain what space is available to you for your project.

In 1-2 paragraphs, be specific about capabilities relevant to the project and list biological safety cabinets, chemical fume hoods, tissue culture incubators, bench- and micro-centrifuges, refrigerators and freezers. Explain what resources are available to you specifically for your study. If more than one lab is being used, include everything for each research space.

Animals

Briefly explain in 3-4 lines where the animals are housed and the proximity to your laboratory. List any specific procedure rooms or equipment available for your animal studies. Explain what institutional resources are available for your studies, including veterinary care.

Other

In 4-5 sentences, list any other institutional, departmental or divisional equipment or resources necessary for your project or anything else not fitting into the other sections.