All applications for external funding, letters of intent including budget information, and subcontracts/consortia submitted from SIU School of Medicine must be reviewed and approved before submission through the Associate Dean for Research Office. To allow sufficient time for application review and approval. Please send an initial notification of intent to apply for any mechanism and the funding agency guidelines as far in advance as possible, at the very least, 2 weeks before the submission deadline. Forms due to the Grants Office by 8 a.m., 3 weeks before the submission deadline: Application