Prospects & Research
Publicity & Promotion
National Security
Research
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Internal Funding
Proposals & Awards
Graduate Programs
Ethics & Compliance
Intellectual Property
Accounting & Reporting
Partnerships
Vice President for Research
Organizational Units
Sponsored Programs Office and
Sponsored Programs Accounting
(SPO & SPA)
Innovation & Industry Engagement
(IIE)
Research Development
Compliance, Integrity & Safety
(RD)
(CIS)
http://www.mtu.edu/research
Difficulty Finding
Funding?
Research Development
Research Development Can Help With
Planning
• Timeframe (Hint: Start now—when you aren’t ready!)
• Range of Prospects & Types of Funding
Getting Started
• Tools, Searching & Networking, Grant Forward
Proposal Development
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Utilizing Program Officers & Colleagues
Targeted Opportunities, Past Successes
Editing/Feedback/Writing Assistance
Workshops
Washington, D.C. Agency Visit Trip
• Opportunity available to visit the federal funding agencies, as a group
Internal Funding Opportunities
Available to Faculty Immediately
Century II Campaign Endowed Equipment Fund (C2E2)
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$5,000+ per award
Proposal submission, October (3rd week)
Research Excellence Fund (REF)
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3 types of grants available
• Research Seed
• Infrastructure Enhancement
• Scholarship and Creativity
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Proposal submission, March (1st week)
Electronic proposals emailed to ref-l@mtu.edu
Superior Ideas
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Crowdfunding Platform
Donations are made to research and public service projects
www.superiorideas.org
Information Sources about Opportunities
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Research Development & Grant Writing Newsletter
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• To sign up, please email Natasha Chopp at nichopp@mtu.edu
Research Centers and Institutes
Promote interdisciplinary work that involves
faculty from several different departments on
and off campus
Over 18 different Research Centers and Institutes
Contact the directors for more information or visit:
http://www.mtu.edu/research/administration/vproffice/centers-institutes/
Sponsored Programs Office,
Sponsored Programs Accounting,
Innovation & Industry Engagement
We Can Help
SPO: Sponsored Programs Office
• Proposal Guidelines & Processing
• Award Negotiation & Administration
SPA: Sponsored Programs Accounting
• Award Set Up
• Financial Processing
• Payroll Certifications
IIE: Innovation and Industry Engagement
• Industrial, Foreign & Student Project Contracts
• Invention/Technology Commercialization
• Industrial Partnership Development and Administration
Additional IIE Services
• Intellectual Property Management
• Start-up Business Development
• Agreements
Specialized Staff Members to Assist with:
• Conflicts of Interests
• Responsible Conduct of Research & Research Misconduct
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Institutional Review Board (IRB) & IRB-Net
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Materials Safety
• Export Controls & National Security
• Occupational Safety & Health
Assistance With National Security
• Classification of Foreign Persons
• Participation & Publication Restrictions/Policies
• Negotiation of Approaches
• Project Administration & National Security
Key Web Links
• http://www.mtu.edu/research
• http://www.mtu.edu/research/references/training/
• http://www.grantforward.com
• http://www.gradschool.mtu.edu/
• http://www.mtu.edu/library/
• http://www.mtu.edu/research/administration/vpr-office/guide
Any Questions?