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BYU Research Development
About Us
What We Do
How We Can Help You

About Us

The BYU Research Development Office exists to promote and support BYU research that benefits the world.

We partner with faculty and students to find research funding opportunities, develop all aspects of a competitive grant proposal, and connect potential research collaborators. You don’t have to do it alone!

Connect with Your College’s Research Development Representative

What We Do

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 
  • Provides examples of successful grant proposals, formats, outlines, and templates 
  • Manages large multi-PI proposal submissions 

Connect with Your College’s Research Development Representative

How We Can Help You

Our team of research development specialists helps faculty and students in their respective colleges to:

  • Design grant submission strategies 
  • 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 

Connect with Your College’s Research Development Representative

Proposal Help

Research Development can help with every step of the Proposal Development Process.