Office of Research



Office of Research

New and Early Career Faculty Support and Resources

RESOURCES

New Faculty Orientation

Annually in Fall. An overview of the Office of Research. A preview of the many kinds of services, resources, and opportunities available to UCF faculty is provided, and slides are available upon request.

New Faculty Series

Ongoing throughout the year. This series of workshops provide an overview for faculty on each of the units at Office of Research that will assist them with their research.

NSF Inside Scoop

Annually in Fall. This presentation will address recent trends at NSF, common proposal mistakes, and strategies to help faculty submit strong, competitive research proposals to NSF.

NSF CAREER 101: Workshop Series

Annually in Spring. For faculty preparing to submit or resubmit to NSF CAREER. This series covers best practices, targeted content, and diverse perspectives to support CAREER preparation.

New and Early Career Faculty Tool Kit

This resource includes priorities, funding opportunities, proposal guidance, and additional resources and services available for New and Early Career Faculty.

Targeted Research Alerts (TRAs)

TRAs are weekly funding opportunity alerts matching strategically identified areas, including new and early career faculty. Sign up to receive TRAs matching your needs.

DoD (Air Force, Army, DARPA, Navy) early career funding opportunities

Recurring. Summary information is included about these programs for early career investigators. These programs are intended to support researchers’ growth and help lead to additional DoD research funding support.

SUPPORT

New Faculty Follow-up

Ongoing throughout the year. Welcome to UCF! The Research Development team is happy to discuss available support and resources as you search for funding opportunities and plan/prepare competitive proposals.

Federal Agency Pitch Circle Program

Annually in Fall. For new faculty, those new to submitting to federal agencies and those rebooting with agencies such as NSF, NIH etc. Program will help prepare faculty to share their refined pitch with sponsor agency program managers.

NSF CAREER 102

Technical Review & Mentoring – Annually in Spring and Summer. For faculty preparing to submit or resubmit NSF CAREER. Program will help prepare faculty in developing a competitive NSF CAREER proposal.

Mentoring Program for Assistant Professors

Annually in Spring and Fall. UCF senior and junior researchers are paired in a mentoring relationship to increase the probability of success in securing external research grant funding.