Research Development

2579

Researchers Trained

352

Seed Grants Awarded

107

Capital Equipment Grants Awarded

40000+

GrantForward Opportunities

The ultimate goal of the Research Development Division is to foster a competitive advantage in the search for external funding by helping researchers develop strong and successful proposal writing skills and research portfolios, and ultimately expand the revenue created by externally funded research at USU. As part of this goal, the Division, through a network of college-based proposal development specialists, helps to relieve researchers of the logistics of proposal development and submission to allow more time to focus on technical writing. Proposal development specialists can help researchers from the beginning to end of the proposal development and submission process or at any point throughout depending on needs and/or wants.

Training

Seed Grant Programs

Capital Equipment Grants

Funding Opportunity Databases

Research Development vs. Research Administration
What's the difference?

Research Development is people and idea focused, pre-pre-award, strategic/big picture vision, proposal development support, limited submissions, training and education. Research Administration is policy and compliance focused, pre- and post-award, budgets and contracts, proposal submission process, award negotiation, and an authorized organization representative.

NIH R15 Program: Change in USU Eligibility
As of October 1, 2022, USU is ineligible to submit to the NIH R15 program.

USU researchers can review the Office of Research memo in Box. If you have any difficulties accessing the memo, please email Jeri Hansen.

Upcoming Deadlines

FY25 Office of Research Seed Grants (Cycle 2)
January 15, 2025

FY25 cycle 2 seed grant applications are due January 15, 2025. Be sure to check with your Dean’s Office on internal deadline. Awarded grants will begin April 1, 2025.

Upcoming Events & Trainings

Hanover webinar: Scaling Up Your Research
September 26, 2024
10:00-11:00am Mountain
Virtual event

Many researchers who have experienced initial funding success are faced with the same question - where do I go from here? This session will focus on grant-seekers who are aiming to expand the scale of their research, whether it's broadening the scope of their work, adapting to target larger scale grant opportunities, or exploring collaboration across disciplinary lines.

Faculty Proposal Writing Seminar
October 25, November 1, 8, and 15, 2024
1:00-3:00pm Mountain
Zoom (virtual)
Registration will open in August

Join us for the next annual faculty proposal writing seminar! The goal of this seminar is to provide those with some proposal writing experience with new approaches and ways to think about preparing a proposal. The approaches taught during the seminar will help demystify the proposal writing process but at the same time provide concrete tools to use in organizing the information and arguments necessary for the development of a compelling proposal.

Seminar content is spread out over the four days (i.e., new content each day). Participants must attend all four days to receive the full training. Full attendance of this seminar satisfies the prerequisite for application to the Office of Research seed grant program.