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eGIF was created in Fall 2006 for LSA faculty in the Humanities Division to help them find funding.

Summer 2008 it was opened up for the Natural Sciences and Social Sciences

eGIF will help faculty find and request internal funding for research, fellowships, subventions, conferences, or various types of cost-sharing.

eGIF is available to:LSA Tenure / Tenure - Track Faculty LSA Research FacultyLSA Graduate Students

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eGIF can be accessed by going to https://www-a1.lsa.umich.edu/eGifOr by following the links on any of the following pageshttps://www-a1.lsa.umich.edu/admindata/http://www.lsa.umich.edu/research/

(under research links)

eGIF will run with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome.

Firefox is probably the best choice.Safari on Mac’s will not run eGIF!!!

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For questions or assistancee-mail egif-help@umich.edu

eGIF link on http://www.lsa.umich.edu/research/(This site contains examples to help when filling out

application)Check out the front page on eGIFThere’s also help within the eGIF application process

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)

GIF -  Internal Funding - What does the departmental signature mean? • That all applicable documents and budget as required are included in proposal

and the department supports the PI carrying out the research as proposed in the budget. 

• That all required commitments are addressed either as a commitment in the budget justification or in the comments section

• That the proposal meets the funding criteria of the funding source (Information on LSA Funding opportunities can be found at:http://www.lsa.umich.edu/research/funding/lsafundingsources

• That the application has been completed in accordance with the funding sources criteria and LSA recommendations(http://www.lsa.umich.edu/research/lsagatewaytointernalfundinge gif/ci.egifapplicationexamples_ci.detail) 

Who Can Sign for the Department?The Chair or Associate Chair are the designated signers.. The person signing should represent the department for research, space, resources and monetary commitments.  The department should have a business process where chair delegates signature authority when they are unavailable.

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)(eGIF Help and Examples)

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)(Finding internal funding)

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)(Proxy View)

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Determine process for eGIF applicationsFaculty can fill out the applicationStaff member can complete application for

faculty member as a proxy

Electronic Systems (eGIF)(Completing Application for Faculty)

Enter Faculty PI Uniquename

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)(Completing Application for Faculty)

If include other sources show requested and awarded. If awarded is unknown should be addressed in budget justification with stating when funds were applied for and when expect to here on that request

Don’t include LSA Research as other funding source

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)(Completing Application for Faculty)

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)(Completing Application for Faculty)

Add additional documents (ie subvention include contract)

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)(Proxy View)

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Electronic Systems (eGIF)(eGIF hints before applying in eGIF)

• Funding opportunity is in eGIF• Required info is included in eGIF application – read

guidelines• Numbers add up and match everywhere• UMOR doesn’t like after the fact requests• Application is a good match for who applying to• Use past requests as a guide • Documents must be in English