Research Toolkit
Resources for successfully planning, developing and conducting research projects.
InfoReady Review
InfoReady Review (IRR) is our internal funding competition management tool. IRR is used for the routing,
reviewing, and selection of UTHSC nominees for limited submissions, and the submission
and review of intramural funding opportunities.
Create an Account
- From the UTHSC InfoReady website, click "Log In" in the upper right corner of the screen (in the green header)
- Click the blue box labeled "University of Tennessee Health Science Center Login"
- Log in using your UTHSC NetID and password
- Click on your name in the upper right hand corner of the screen (in the green header). This will take you to your User Profile page
- On your User Profile page, scroll down to Organizational Levels and click "Add Primary Organization"
- Choose your affiliation from the drop-down menu (it drills down to the departmental level)
- Click "Save and Close"
- Click "Save Changes" at the bottom of your User Profile page
- Click "Home" (orange writing under green header) in the upper left to go back to the IRR home page
Submitting an Application
- If you do not have an IRR account already, create one following the steps listed above
- Log in to your IRR account via the UTHSC InfoReady website
- On the IRR homepage, click the title of the competition you are applying to
- Click "Apply" in the right column
- Enter all required information in the fields marked with an asterisk(*). Enter "n/a" for any field that does not apply.
- Click "Submit Application"
- You will receive an automated confirmation email from IRR within five minutes of submitting your application. If you do not receive this email, please contact Jamie Whartenby.
- Templates for Face Sheet, Budget Page, NIH-Style Biosketch, and other support can be downloaded from the UTHSC InfoReady Review website under "Support Documents".
Locate funding opportunities
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - funding for many types of grants, contracts, and even programs that help repay
loans for researchers. The official publication of notices of grant policies, guidelines
and funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).
HRSA website - HRSA programs help those in need of high quality primary health care, people living
with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, and mothers.
NSF website - National Science Foundation (NSF) funds research and education in most fields of
science and engineering.