Welcome to the Office of Sponsored Programs - Our services include:
Grant Funding -support for all stages of grant development and management - help finding funds from government agencies and private foundations - grantsmanship training.
Research Services - information on UNI's policies regarding scholarly responsibilities and the protection of human and animal subjects - oversight of the Institutional Review Board.
Intellectual Property - home of the Office of Intellectual Property - information about protecting intellectual property through patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks - information for business and industry on licensing intellectual property developed at UNI - guidance for the use of material protected by copyright.
2009 Research Symposium Keynote Video Presentation:
Dr. Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University, served as our dynamic and inspiring keynote speaker. Learn more about his perspectives on interdisciplinarity and how it is accomplished by watching his presentation. You will not be disappointed and will soon learn why so many individuals on campus are excited about his transformative ideas.
Michael Crow Keynote Presentation
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News and Announcements
Institute of Education Sciences Research Funding Webinars
Throughout May, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will host a series of webinars related to research funding opportunities through the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). Information on the webinars is available at: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/webinars/index.asp Please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs (3-3217) for additional registration information
New OSP Stimulus Site on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
For information on the Stimlus package and potential funding opportunities of interest to UNI researchers, visit: http://www.uni.edu/osp/findingfundingopportunities/stimulus.html
Registration now open for the OSP Summer 2009 Grants Workshop:
OSP will offer a multi-session experiential grant-development workshop beginning Tuesday, May 12, and continuing for six sessions through Tuesday, June 30. Sessions will be on Tuesdays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. The workshop will guide participants through the full process of grant seeking, project development, grant writing, budgeting, and project evaluation. By the end of the workshop, all participants will have produced complete grant proposals, suitable for submission. The deadline to register for the workshop is Friday, May 1. A detailed workshop schedule and registration information is available at: http://www.uni.edu/osp/training/index.htm
Institutional Matching Funds for Grants:
The Office of Sponsored Programs has finalized the guidelines and application for Institutional Matching Funds. The goal of the Institutional Matching Funds program is to further promote research and scholarly/creative activity on campus by supporting principal investigators/project directors (PIs/PDs) who are pursuing external funding where matching funds are required or are necessary to be competitively successful.
UNI Grants and Contracts Incentive Funds Program Guidelines:
The purpose of the UNI Grants and Contracts Incentive Funds Program is to encourage faculty/P&S staff, colleges, departments, and other administrative units to actively seek externally funded projects. The program provides financial support to those administrative units and Principal/Co-Investigators or Project Directors/Co-Directors (PIs/PDs) who successfully obtain sponsored project funding. The monies are distributed from a university general operating fund account and are based on the facilities and administrative costs (also known as indirect costs) awarded by the sponsor. Distributions are normally made in the month that the sponsored award is reported to the State Board of Regents. Office of Financial Aid administered grants are excluded from the incentive funds distribution program. For more information about the Grants and Contracts Incentive Funds, including their distribution, please refer to the following guidelines: Incentive Funds Program Guidelines.
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