Pre-Award Services

Pre-Award

The Office of Sponsored Programs provides a wide breadth of services to the University community, to include:

• identifying, assisting and training faculty and staff in locating possible funding sources
• assistance with institutional, as well as sponsor policies and procedures
• developing budgets that comply with agency and institutional guidelines
• reviewing proposals for formatting, accuracy and adherence to sponsor requirements and guidelines
• completing agency forms, assurances and certifications, providing institutional statistics
• assistance with online proposal application and electronic submission
• holding educational workshops and training activities on proposal development
• one-on-one meetings with faculty and staff to discuss funding search strategy, proposal development best practices and feedback from submitted proposals
• negotiate award terms and conditions with federal and non-federal sponsors

Updated: May 12, 2012