Sample Institutional Commitment Letter printable pdf download

Sample Institutional Commitment Letter

Institutional Letterhead

Address to NIH Institute/Center Sponsoring ________________

Dear Colleagues:

The University of Florida, its Health Science Center, and its six Colleges, and nine Institutes are

fully committed to providing an exceptional environment for the training of future leaders in the health

sciences. We fully encourage and endorse institutional research training awards which support our

trainees and early faculty members. This letter provides specific commitments for the sponsoring

Departments/Colleges for the training grant entitled: _______________________________________ as

well as the Health Science Center commitments to principal investigators of training grants in support of

their programs.

[Department/College __________]

The [Department/College] is pleased to support the above-referenced training grant in several

ways. First, the time and effort of 10% for Dr. _____________ as Program Director will be supported by

departmental funds, as well as the time and effort for the Training Program Coordinator. Adequate

space and furnishings will be provided each trainee supported under this Training Award. Finally, should

the stipend or tuition of an individual trainee exceed that of the Training Award, the department will

support that amount above that provided by the T Award.

[HSC Commitment Letter]

The University of Florida Health Science Center and the UF Clinical and Translational Science

Institute (CTSI) provides institution-wide support for training in several ways. First, T Award trainees

and their mentors are encouraged to participate in a wide variety of activities provide by our

Professional and Career Development Program, our Mentor Development Program, and our Education

Development and Evaluation Program. Each of these programs offers didactic coursework, faculty

expertise, equipment and facilities. Specifically, we support the effort for Dr. Behar-Horenstein to

provide senior faculty expertise for development of curricula and learning objectives, and for evaluation

of their training programs. Also available is a centralized office to follow-up NIH-supported trainees for

at least 10 years after graduation for career and professional outcomes. Many other training and

mentoring opportunities are available at the Departmental and College levels.

Sincerely yours,

Thomas A. Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD

________________________________

Executive Vice President for Research and Education

Dean/Chair

Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine

Sample Institutional Commitment Letter