Research Proposal Development Unit
The Research Proposal Development Unit facilitates the planning, organization and submission of academic grant proposals. Research development professionals started emerging on college campuses across the nation in the mid-90s. Overwhelmed by increasing demands on their teaching and service, faculty wanted persons with whom they could work on the often grueling logistics of grant applications. Thus, sponsored programs offices began hiring peer-scholars who could work with full-time faculty to facilitate the processes of securing and maintaining innovative research funding. Today, the National Organization of Research Development Professionals is an international collective of scholar-administrators dedicated to serving the faculty on their campuses and supporting their colleagues across the globe.
The Research Proposal Development Unit facilitates trainings and workshops, including those most requested:
- locating project funding and proposal development (1-on-1 and group interactions with faculty)
- editing of faculty manuscripts for publication
- working with InfoEd SPIN (Sponsored Program Information Network)
- grant writing and proposal development workshops
- assisting with grant budgets
- maintaining TSU's Research and Publication databases
- developing student research internships with outside agencies
Funding Resources - Click on the subject matter tab to view the topics.
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Office of Grant Support, Grantsmanship Tutorial
- Columbia University, Academic Information Systems (AcIS), Bartleby Library, William Strunk, "The Elements of Style"
- Eastern Michigan University, Office of Research Development's Guide to Getting and Managing Grants
- Writing-World.com
Funding Opportunities - Opportunities listed here contain crucial data (i.e. requirements, deadline, etc.) for applying for funding. Please adhere to the deadline date(s).
- SMD Bridge Program Seed Funding - These awards “facilitate new and expand ongoing partnerships between students and faculty at Under-Resourced Institutions and researchers at NASA Centers or facilities that could be expected to grow into Bridge partnerships and become well-positioned to submit a proposal to the future SMD Bridge Program.” These awards are also for up to $300K for 24 months. Click here to read the Notice.
This program has rolling deadlines of June 30, 2023, Oct 15, 2023, and March 29, 2024