The Office of Research Support serves faculty by helping to increase sponsored funding for research. This is the starting point to connect faculty with government funding agencies and industry. These include the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health and also state and local agencies. The team can also help build partnerships, identifying Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) opportunities and working through contracts and IP issues.
The office also supports student success by identifying funding sources and preparing college-wide proposals for academic programs and scholarships. We provide pre-award resources that faculty and staff need to find funding opportunities and to develop successful proposals.
Proposal Development
Building Strong Grant Proposals
The competition for sponsored research funding is intense. Agencies like the National Science Foundation can receive 100 proposals for a program that provides only three awards. To help find the right grant opportunities for your research and to develop strong proposals with a competitive edge, we offer the following services:
Identifying Grant Opportunities
Identification and notification of funding opportunities
Funding searches for individual or collaborative projects
Database of faculty research interests
Assisting With Proposals
Interpreting agency guidelines
Communicating with funding agencies
Coordinating large, multidisciplinary or collaborative projects
Developing budgets and budget narratives
Preparing recurring proposal information (institution, college, individual)
Reviewing and editing of proposal narratives, project summaries, and other components
Coordinating the follow-up, revision and resubmission of unfunded proposals
Offering assistance and guidance with internal grant applications
Providing advice and assistance with compliance and regulatory issues
Assisting With Awards
Helping manage awards process
Grant-Related Workshops
Empowering Faculty Through Workshops
Successful proposal writing is an art unto itself, one that requires specialized approaches to form, content, aim and audience. The Office of Research Support workshops help strengthen your proposals and increase your chances for winning. Examples of workshops include:
Proposal Writing Strategies
Abstracts and summaries
Project narratives and specific aims
Intellectual merit and broader impact statements
Budget development and budget narratives
Special Topic Workshops
Proposal review and evaluation processes
Grant agency overviews
Internal grant programs
National Science Foundation CAREER grants
National Institutes of Health grants
Long-Range Strategic Planning
Planning for the Future
Whether you are just starting your academic career and research projects or are well-established, you need a plan to meet your current and future goals. We can help you get there with:
Individual long-range research grant planning
Strategic career planning for new faculty
Planning for group or collaborative projects (internal and external)
College-Wide Projects
Supporting the College Community
Our expertise doesn’t stop at grant writing and career planning. We also provide support for collaborative projects, develop, write and edit college publications, and provide data on college grant activities. Services include:
Researching, organizing, and developing college-wide grants (e.g., student support, major equipment, collaborative projects, center and institute proposals)
Data analysis and reports on CEAS grant activity
Other projects and activities as college needs and grant opportunities emerge