Research Development

Helping to grow research capacity, collaboration, and competitiveness

Proposal Development

We support research growth through resources and services that help strengthen grant proposal competitiveness.

Proposal Assistance

We can help with tailored boilerplate language about UCF, graphic and infographic design, supplemental documents, and personnel documents.

Special Review

Copyedit and peer review support are available. Proposal reboot review is also available to help when pursuing a resubmission or shifting to a different funding opportunity.

One-on-One Mentoring

individualized mentoring by the Office of Research Faculty Fellow is provided to interested faculty that plan to submit to NSF and NIH.

an opportunity for a faculty researcher to present his/her research idea to a panel of experienced and successful researchers. The panelists will provide feedback and comments that will help strengthen the proposal before submission to the sponsoring agency.

Competitive Intelligence (RCI)

Our goal is to enhance UCF competitive advantage in proposals submissions and future funding opportunities.

EARLIER

RD collaborates with the PASS team in this initiative to provide integrated and enhanced support on large, complex grant proposals.

Templates

Templates can help in proposal planning and writing to ensure relevant content and review criteria are addressed. Contact us to request a template for a specific opportunity.

Sample Proposals

Sample funded proposals can be helpful to get a sense of competitive approaches applied in the past. Open Grants has a list of sample proposals from various sponsors. Please also visit the Funder Tool Kits for links to sample proposals from various private foundations and federal agencies. Contact us to request a sample proposal for a specific program.

Data Management Support

Support with planning data management is available through the UCF Library.

NIH R15 AREA(required eligibility letter)

For eligible faculty interested in the R15 AREA grant, a signed letter is required by the Provost verifying the eligibility of the applicant and institution at the time of submission. The Research Development team is the designated point of contact for requesting and securing this letter. Please contact Research Development for more information and details required for the letter.

PROPOSAL RESOURCES

UCF information

UCF information to help with proposal planning and preparation.

SciENcv Info and Resources

SciENcv is a tool that can help researchers assemble information (expertise, employment, education, professional accomplishments, current and pending grants, and publications) that is required for federal research grants and annual reports.

AURORA – C&P Report

Quick guide to view and export your Current & Pending proposal information using AURORA.

Florida Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FLRDC)

the data center provides a secure research environment where researchers can analyze restricted data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies.

Public Access Initiative

Federal agencies partner to support the White House’s Open Science mandate that by 2025, all peer reviewed publications and associated data resulting from federally-funded research be made freely available upon date of publication. The NSF Public Access Repository has peer-reviewed papers and other products of NSF-funded research.

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