Pre-Award Specialists in the Office of Sponsored Programs provide support for a number of functions related to grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other research-related functions. Details regarding specific support areas and the primary points of contact are provided below. For general pre-award questions, please contact:
Jeremy Miner, Associate Director, Pre-Award Administration
minerj@uwm.edu or 414-251-9255
Are you seeking pre-award assistance with industry sponsors or contracts, such as:
- Review and approval of a contract with a sponsor, including a master contract?
- Work with an industry sponsor, including the submission of a SBIR or STTR grant application?
- Create a subaward for a collaborator at another institution on your funded project?
- Review and approve a confidentiality agreement?
- Review and approve a data use agreement?
If yes, please direct your inquiries to or-osp-contracts@uwm.edu
Are you seeking to apply for a grant, cooperative agreement, intergovernmental personnel assignment, or subaward?
If yes, UWM’s schools, colleges, divisions, departments, and units are supported by Pre-Award Specialists:
| School/College/Division | Department | Pre-Award Contact |
|---|---|---|
| College of Letters & Science: | Archaeological Research Laboratory Center (ARLC) | ![]() Margaret Anderson
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| Academic Affairs: College of the Arts & Architecture: College of Community Engagement & Professions: College of Continuing Education: College of Engineering & Applied Science: College of Health Professions & Science: Graduate School & Office of Research: College of Letters & Science: Office of Research: Zilber College of Public Health: | Center for International Education (CIE) Architecture Center Architecture and Urban Planning Extension Programming SARUP Academic Affairs Urban Planning Administrative Leadership Center for Inclusive Transition, Education, & Employment (CITEE) Center for Information Policy Research Center for Math and Science Education Research (CMSER) Consulting Office for Research and Evaluation (CORE) Criminal Justice and Criminology Educational Policy & Community Studies Educational Psychology HBSSW Academic Affairs High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Institute for Child and Family Well-Being (ICFW) Office of Applied Gerentology Office of Charter Schools Office of Clinical Experience Social Welfare PhD Program Social Work SOE Academic Affairs UW System Institute for Urban Education (IUE) Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System (WCWPDS) All Departments Biomedical Engineering Dean’s Office Electrical Engineering Industrial/Systems Engineering Inst Industry/Innovation Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation All Departments Dean’s Office Diversity & Inclusion Access Studies Africology American Indian Studies Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Operations Anthropology Art History Celtic Studies Center for 21st Century Studies Center for Economic Development Center for Forensic Studies Communication Culture and Communities Dean’s Office English Ethnic Studies Global Studies History Hmong Studies Human Resource and Labor Relations Journalism and Mass Communication Philosophy Political Science Psychology Public Administration Religious Studies Sociology Urban Studies Program Center for 21st Century Studies Center Urban Population Health Office of Undergraduate Research Prototyping Lab SociaIly Responsible Evaluation in Education Water Technology Accelerator Center for Aging and Translational Research Center for Health System Solutions Dean’s Office Health Informatics Kinesiology Marketing Nutrition Public Health Sports and Recreation | ![]() |
| Academic Affairs: College of Arts & Architecture: College of Community Engagement & Professions: College of Engineering & Applied Science: Community Engagement & Institutional Inclusivity: Enrollment Management: Finance & Administrative Affairs Graduate School: College of Letters & Science: Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business: UWM Libraries: Student Affairs: | Accessibility Resource Center Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Connected Systems Institute Data Science Initiatives Electa Quinney Institute Provost’s Office Student Support Services Academic Affairs Administration Art and Design ARTS ECO Dance Film LGBTQ+Festival Music Theatre Information Studies SOIS Academic Affairs Civil Engineering Computer Science Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Roberto Hernandez Center All Departments University Police Graduate Education Office Center for Jewish Studies Center Latin American and Caribbean Studies Economics Field Station Geography Language Resource Center LGBT Studies Linguistics Masters Language Literature and Translation Spanish and Portuguese Women’s Gender Studies WUWM Radio All Departments All Departments All Departments | ![]() |
| Finance & Administrative Affairs: Other Departments / Misc. | BFS FPM Office of the Vice Chancellor UITS Chancellor’s Office Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship SUCCESS | Jeremy Miner
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| College of Letters & Science: School of Freshwater Sciences: | Biological Sciences Chemistry Conservation and Environmental Sciences Geosciences Math Sciences Physics All Departments | ![]() Jelena Kutlaca
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Are you seeking Pre-Award assistance with industry sponsors or contracts, such as:
- The review and approval of a contract with a sponsor, including a master contract?
- Work with an industry sponsor, including the submission of a SBIR or STTR grant application?
- Create a subaward for a collaborator at another institution on your funded project?
- Review and approve a confidentiality agreement?
- Review and approve a data use agreement?
If yes, please direct your inquiries to or-osp-contracts@uwm.edu.



