Electronic Options
	QuickHelp is a system of pop-up screens designed to answer screen-specific questions as a proposal is being developed, without requiring navigation between windows to access information. Look for the QuickHelp logo in the bottom left corner of your EGMS screen.
EGMS Practice Site	This site, available through a link on the EGMS Home Page, is a place to examine EGMS and develop a practice proposal, while keeping the official EGMS site reserved for proposals in development for submission to sponsors. The EGMS Practice site is refreshed daily, meaning data entered on one day will not remain in the system for the next day. Do not prepare real proposals for submission on this site.
E-mail Assistance	Questions and comments regarding the use of EGMS e-mailed to help@egms.umn.edu will be answered by the EGMS helpline staff.
Supporting Materials
	The EGMS UserGuide describes the use of each of the EGMS databases and how to use them to prepare a proposal or Proposal Routing Form. A pdf version of the UserGuide is available by clicking on the UserGuide logo on the left.
EGMS REPA Preview Web site	This informational Web site, first published in November 2002 and updated in August 2003, describes the new EGMS REPA (Report of External Professional Activities) form first used by faculty and staff in the fall of 2002 to report external activities and interests. Use this site to examine the REPA form's design and preparation process and the wording of the REPA's questions.
Instructions	Several sets of instructions or summaries of EGMS tasks, concepts, or changes are available here: Instructions for NIH Modular Grants 7/17/02 Instructions for NIH SNAP Grants 1/28/02 Instructions for Sorting Research Support Items on NIH Biosketches New NIH PHS 398 and 2590 Forms (Rev. 5/01) and Updated PRF Released 12/09/01 PRF Fields that Grant Administrators can Correct (08/23/02) Instructions for Preparing or Modifying a REPA Form 2/01/04 Instructions for Reviewing and Approving REPA Forms Instructions for Printing a REPA Form Instructions for Creating or Accessing REPA Filing Reports10/20/03 EGMS REPA Frequently Asked Technical Questions 09/08/03 Instructions for Preparing or Modifying an EGMS MTA Routing Form (MTARF) Division Administrator Checklist FormsNirvana Approvals EGMS Groups Navigation
Research Review Articles	Articles about EGMS appear in every issue the newsletter Research Review. Click this link to access a list of recently published EGMS articles and an archive of earlier EGMS articles.
Classes and Open Labs
	Structured classroom training is available through Training Services for both EGMS Division Administrators and EGMS Proposal Preparation. Training Services provides open labs where a trainer is present to answer user questions on EGMS, Financial FormsNirvana, and other financial policies and procedures. Sponsored Projects Administration offers hands-on open user labs for EGMS users, new and experienced. An EGMS Grants Assistant is available to answer questions or demonstrate EGMS.
Phone Assistance
	Call the EGMS Help Line: (612-624-1600) for EGMS questions..