Research Support · Accounts & finance

Research Account Set-up

Ask Finance & Accounts to open the research account for an awarded grant.

Requests are made from your portal account. Sign in with your CMC Microsoft 365 account to raise one.

Sign in to request

Not a CMC staff member? Write to devendiran.b.inst@cmcvellore.ac.in.

Who can use this service

Open to CMC staff and faculty with a portal account.

When to approach us

Once the award letter or sanction order has arrived. You will need to attach it after submitting the request. IRB approval does not have to be in place to ask.

What to have ready

The form asks for:

  • Project Title
  • Funder / Agency
  • Account Needed By
  • IRB Status

If IRB Status is Approved, it also asks for:

  • IRB Approval Number

If IRB Status is Not required, it also asks for:

  • Why IRB Approval Is Not Required

Useful if you have it:

  • Award Date
  • Award Amount
  • IRB Application / Protocol Reference (if IRB Status is Pending)
  • Additional Notes

You can attach supporting documents after submitting the form.

What happens after you submit

Your request goes to the team that owns it and is assigned to a named person. You can follow its progress, reply, and add attachments from your portal at any time. Once the submissions are made we will liaise with Accounts Department to facilitate the approvals and the statements. Please remain available over email and phone for clarifications.

We aim to acknowledge your request within one working day, and to complete it within 5 working days.

Who to contact

Devendiran B · devendiran.b.inst@cmcvellore.ac.in

Owner: Jacob JohnLast updated 16 Sept 2026Next review 20 Nov 2026