Letters of Support | Office of Research | UC Davis School of Medicine

Requests

• Requests are made by email to School of Medicine Office of Research (SOMOR) (somor@ucdavis.edu) and cc Assistant Dean of Research, Anuurad Erdembileg (anuerdem@ucdavis.edu)
• Subject: Letter of Support
• Please include the following information:
  • The purpose of the letter
  • To whom and from whom the letter should be addressed
  • Grant title, if applicable
  • Funding opportunity announcement, if applicable

Timeline

• The requester will be contacted by email to confirm receipt of request within 1-2 business days
• Letters not requesting financial support will be processed in 7-10 business days
• Letters requesting financial support will be processed in 3-4 weeks

Draft

• Provide a draft of the letter of support by email when you have been contacted to confirm receipt of the request. Use these guidelines for the draft:
  • Letter of Support (LOS) writer uses the outline or template provided to draft a Letter of Support on behalf of a Dean, Department Chair, etc., customizing as needed to meet the application criteria.
  • LOS writer emails the draft of the letter, along with a copy of or link to the application criteria, if applicable, to School of Medicine Office of Research (somor@ucdavis.edu), c/o Anuurad Erdembileg (anuerdem@ucdavis.edu), with the subject line “Letter of Support, deadline [mm/dd/yyyy]”
  • Draft is reviewed and edited by School of Medicine Office of Research and returned to LOS writer prior to submission deadline.

Review process

• The School of Medicine Office of Research Communications Specialist will edit the draft letter of support
• The letter will be routed to the Assistant Dean for Research for approval
• The letter will be routed for signature