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Grant Seeking Information

The College of Arts & Sciences has established a number of support programs for faculty or graduate students seeking external funding.

Sign Off Procedure

The sign off procedure has been streamlined and currently takes about one day. Additional time is required if a cost share is needed from the Dean's office or from the Vice President for Research. The following steps should be taken to assure a grant is quickly signed off.

1. Provide a Project Approval Form attach a copy of your grant. The budget needs to be in the final form, the text of the grant does not.
2. Make sure the form is printed on one page so that the signatures and cost share/agency information are on the same piece of paper
3. Place the information about cost share, if any, on the form making sure that the sources of cost share have been identified. See the Associate Deans or Budget Officers for help.
4. Get the signed forms to Sue in our office for review and signature.
5. The associate deans will sign off, and if the total cost share is less than $25,000 the grant can be taken directly to OVPR for final signature and mailing.

Getting Help

Associate Deans

Two associate deans in the College have responsibilities for supporting and encouraging the funding efforts. Each is knowledgeable in research areas within the College and each has extensive experience in grant preparation and grant writing. The associate deans can provide support in developing budgets, seeking funding sources and in finding collaborators for interdisciplinary research projects. They can also assist faculty in getting university cost share for projects. After obtaining the grant, the associate deans are available to help in getting the project started on time and provide advice on hiring and other areas needed to service the grant.

The Deans take periodic trips with faculty to Washington to visit granting agencies.

College Budget Officers

The College Budget staff is available to help design budgets for grants and to check budgets before signoff. They also review the Proposal Approval Form prior to signing by deans. The budget officers have information about current and projected salaries, fringe rates and equipment matches. They can also help with hiring on grants once the grant has been awarded.