Need ideas for postdoc application re support of sponsoring institution I am applying for a prestigious postdoc in social sciences. I need to make a case for why the sponsoring university is particularly well suited to support me, and what unique forms of support it has to offer me. A representative of the postdoc informed the dean that the support has to go beyond what all postdocs receive. Thus I can't list "professional development" because all postdocs and grad students can access that. 

The dean has offered me priority status for an internal grant of $5,000 to travel to conferences. What further types of support could the sponsoring university offer me that would advance the research, teaching, and committee work of a social science PhD?
Here's some ideas about what you could ask for:


A course that is not generally available - such as a leadership program
Support to spend a few weeks at some other institution to build a relationship?
What do you need for your research? For example, funds for transcribing interviews, or a few months of a data analyst?


But it sounds to me like you are being asked not for a wish list, but for some thought about what is both relevant and unique about the university you are applying to. For example, is there a respected researcher in your field and you could spend some time working with that person.