What Does the Research Development Office Do?

• Facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations through research networking and the Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) Awards​
• Manages limited submission processes
• Strengthens grantsmanship skills through targeted workshops​ and writing groups
• Builds research culture across campus
• Provide examples of successful grant proposals, formats, outlines, and templates
• Manages large multi-PI proposal submissions

Our team of Research Development specialists helps faculty and students in their respective colleges to:

• Design grant submission strategy
• Identify relevant funding sources
• Edit and revise proposals for competitiveness
• Align proposal components with funder requirements
• Draft individual proposal components (i.e. Biosketch, budget forms)
• Maneuver Kuali submission
• Develop Broader Impacts sections of National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals