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nGager Training (Pre-Award)

MOH: nGager Training

Agenda

1. nGager Administrative Points

2. Overview of Principal Investigator (PI) functions

2. Overview of Research Development Officer (RDO) functions

3. Overview of Research Director (RD) functions

4. nGager Application Stage (Grant Call Open)

5. nGager Screenshots (For application stage) – PI/RDO/RD

6. AOB


nGager Administrative Points

1. nGager is only compatible with Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox

2. Creating an application on nGager will take around 15-20 mins. PIs are advised to have relevant documents ready beforehand.

3. PI/RD/RDOs are advised to save any changes made to the application regularly.

4. A user will be locked out of his/her account if the wrong password is keyed in for more than 5 times when logging in. User will need to contact NMRC to unlock the account.

5. A user will be blocked for 20 minutes from accessing nGager if there is already a concurrent session active or if the user did not click on the ‘Log Out’ link when exiting nGager and tries to log in again within 20 minutes.


Principal Investigator Functions

1. Edit Profile

2. Application Stage•Create/edit application•Submit application•Revise application•Withdraw Application

3. Completeness Check Stage•Revise Application•Re-submit application•Withdraw Application


Principal Investigator Functions

4. Rebuttal Stage (where applicable)•View anonymised review reports•Address reports and submit rebuttal

5. Budget Revision Stage (where applicable)•Revise Budget•Enter Cashflow Projection•Submit Budget Revision

6. Awarding Stage (where applicable)•View Letter of Award•Prepare Letter of Acceptance•Upload Ethics documents


Research Development Officer (RDO) Functions

1. Edit Profile

2. Application Stage•View/Comment/Return Application to PI•Comment for Research Director

3. Completeness Check Stage•View/Comment/Return Application to PI•Comment for Research Director

4. Budget Revision Stage (where applicable)•View/Comment/Return Application to PI•Comment for Research Director


Research Development Officer (RDO) Functions

5. Awarding Stage•View/Download Letter of Award•Prepare/Submit Letter of Acceptance•Upload Ethics Documents


Research Director (RD) Functions

1. Edit Profile

2. Application Stage•View/Comment/Return Application to PI•Endorse Application•Comment for RDO

3. Completeness Check Stage•View/Comment/Return Application to PI•Endorse Application•Comment for RDO


Research Director (RD) Functions

4. Budget Revision Stage (where applicable)•View/Comment/Return Application to PI•Endorse Application•Comment for RDO

5. Awarding Stage•View/Download Letter of Award•Prepare/Submit Letter of Acceptance•Upload Ethics Documents

nGager Application Stage (Grant Call Open)

PI creates/revises application and submits

Application routed to RDO and RD of Host Institution

RDO / RD views and comments on application

If RDO/RD has made comments and requires PI to make changes,application is sent back to the PI.

RD endorses application

If there are no changes to be made, leave application as is.

NMRC GM

Application submitted to NMRC

If GM requires clarification on PI’s application, application will be sent back to PI for clarification.


nGager Home Screen


1. PI – Create/Submit Application

Click on Active Grant Calls or Grant Opportunities


4. PI – Create/Submit Application (Application form)

Email notification to PI/HI RDO when application is submitted

From nGager To PI; HI RDO; CC Subject nGager: {Grant Call Name} application submitted for your institution's

endorsement

Message Body

{PI Name} has submitted an application in nGager, entitled {Application Title} This requires your institution's support for the research proposal. The proposal is now available in nGager for institutional completeness check & endorsement.

Please click here to perform this action.

Yours sincerely, National Medical Research Council Ministry Of Health NMRC Assist Hotline: +65-6325 8130 Email: [email protected]

This is a computer-generated email and does not require any reply


1. RDO – View/Comment/Return To PI

Email notification to PI when application is returned to PI for revision by HI RDO/RD

From nGager To PI; CC NA Subject nGager: Your {Grant Call} application has been commented on by the

host institution and is pending your revision.

Message Body

Your {Grant Call} application in nGager entitled '{Application Title}', submitted on {Date- Time}, has been commented on by the {Host Institution Name}, and it has been returned back to you. You may address the RD/RDO comments and re-submit the proposal.

Please login to nGager for further details. Thank you.

Yours sincerely, National Medical Research Council Ministry Of Health NMRC Assist Hotline: +65-6325 8130 Email: [email protected] This is a computer-generated email and does not require any reply


1. RD – View/Comment/Return To PI/Endorse

Email notification to PI/HI RDO when application has been endorsed by HI RD

From nGager To PI; CC HI RDO; Subject nGager: Your {Grant Call} application has received Host Institution

endorsement

Message Body

Your {Grant Call} application entitled {Application Title} submitted on {Date - Time}, has been endorsed by the {Host

Institution Name} on {Date-Time}.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

National Medical Research Council

Ministry Of Health

NMRC Assist Hotline: +65-6325 8130

Email:[email protected]

This is a computer-generated email and does not require any reply


1. PI – Pending Clarifications (Completeness Check)


2. PI – Submit Revision

Email notification to PI/HI RDO when application has been resubmitted by PI after PI’s Revision

From nGager To PI;HI RDO; CC Subject nGager: Application revision for {Grant Call} submitted for your institution's

endorsement

Message Body {PI Name} has revised their {Grant Call} application entitled ‘{Application Title}’. The proposal is available in nGager for institutional completeness check & endorsement. Please click here to perform this action. Yours sincerely, National Medical Research Council Ministry Of Health NMRC Assist Hotline: +65-6325 8130 Email: [email protected] This is a computer-generated email and does not require any reply

Email notification to PI/HI RDO when application is returned to the PI by NMRC for clarifications

From nGager To PI; HI RDO; CC NA Subject nGager: Request for clarifications on your {Grant Call} application

Message Body

Dear Sir/Madam,

Further clarifications are required on your {Grant Call} application entitled '{Application Title}', submitted on {Date-Time}. Please logon to nGager for further details under the "GM Comments" section and update your application as necessary.

If your application is not updated and endorsed by <Deadline date>, we will assume that you are no longer interested in submitting the application and this submission will be lapsed.

The above deadline is not applicable for grants which are open throughout the year (CTG Co-D, MOH IAF CAT 1).

Thank you.

Yours sincerely, National Medical Research Council Ministry Of Health NMRC Assist Hotline: +65-6325 8130 Email: [email protected] This is a computer-generated email and does not require any reply


Download Application zip file functionAll nGager users are able to download the application zip file which contains the following folders:

CVs : Curriculum Vitae documents uploaded for the application

Other Support : Any Other Support document uploaded for the application

Supporting Documents (if applicable) : Any supporting documents uploaded for the application

Proposal : Comprises of a PDF version of the whole online application form as well as the application’s research scope (uploaded by the PI)

Signatories : The Collaborator’s Agreement, signed by all team members and uploaded by the PI

Anonymised Review Report (if applicable) : All anonymised review reports uploaded by the GM during the peer/panel review stages

Award (if Letter of Award has been issued) : Contains Letter of Award for the application

Accept (if Letter of Acceptance has been submitted) : Contains Letter of Acceptance submitted by the PI/HI.


Download Application zip file functionSample zip file screenshot


Download Application zip file functionDownloading the Zip File

Users are able to download the zip file by searching for the application by accessing the ‘Grant Application search’ pages. When the application details are shown, clicking on the ‘zip’ file icon under the ‘Download Applications’ column will trigger a download box, where users are able to download the zip file


• Training for subsequent processes in the application stage can be arranged at a later time (Budget revision, etc)

• Please refer to the user guides available online (http://www.nmrc.gov.sg/content/nmrc_internet/home/ngager.html)

AOB

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Documents

pis application

budget revision stage

rebuttal stage

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research directormoh

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research director4

piendorse applicationcomment