Apply for a Sponsored Project

  1. Office of Sponsored Projects
  2. Apply for a Sponsored Project

Welcome! We're glad you are considering applying for a sponsored project, and look forward to supporting you throughout the process.

Please note: all proposals must be submitted within our OneAegis grant management system at least 10 business days prior to the sponsor deadline. Please review our Proposal Review and Deadline Policy.

Please contact us early and often!

Steps for Applying

Below is an overview of the proposal process, and resources to help you get started with conceptualizing your project and developing your proposal. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the OSP for support at any stage of your project idea or proposal -

  • Sarah Bricknell, MBA, CRA; Sponsored Research Officers supporting: ALB, CAS, CCE, COE, LAW
  • Kara Luckey, PhD; Sponsored Research Officer supporting: CON, CSE
  • Jenna Isakson, MPA, CRA; Director supporting: institutional, student development, and non-academic proposals

If you have already identified a funding opportunity to apply for, please move onto step 2.

If you are seeking a funding opportunity to support your project, please review our find funding page for resources to help identify a relevant funding opportunity. 

Submit a Notice of Intent to Apply as soon as you decide to pursue an opportunity, or directly email your OSP liaison:

Upon notification, your OSP liaison will review the required proposal components, discuss next steps, and provide resources to support your proposal effort.

OSP staff are available to discuss approaches to framing your project’s aims and activities in order to meet sponsor objectives, developing the project’s budget, providing feedback on narrative components (time permitting), and ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements and guidelines.

For proposals to private sponsors, OSP works alongside colleagues in the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations who support investigators in conceptualizing your project and developing your proposal.

Please take advantage of our Research Development and Proposal Development Resources below - and for a deeper dive of proposal resources, view our webinar recordings and toolkits on the Redhawk Hub.

The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) requires all proposals to be submitted in OneAegis by start of business (9am) 10-business days prior to the sponsor deadline. Your OSP Proposal Steward is happy to start this form for you.

This required review ensures your proposal meets all sponsor and institutional requirements, and best positions your proposal for success in the review process. Please review the complete Proposal Review and Deadline Policy.

Submit the proposal, celebrate your hard work and await a decision!

Once institutional approval is complete, the OSP team is available to assist with submitting the proposal as needed or required.

If awarded, OSP works with the investigator to negotiate the award and set-up the project for its eventual success.

Proposal are Due 10 days Ahead of Sponsor Deadline

Proposals are due in OneAegis via the PTF at least 10 business days prior to the sponsor's deadline.

Proposal Review by External Peers (PREP) Program

The Proposal Review by External Peers (PREP) Program is OSP's newest program to support the development of your grant proposal. The goal of this program is to give investigators access to quality feedback from expert peers in their field of study prior to submission of a substantial grant proposal. Through PREP, OSP will provide $300 stipends to external peer reviewers for providing expert review and feedback on a substantial grant proposal.

PREP is open to all faculty eligible to submit a grant proposal as Principal Investigator (PI) who have previously engaged with the OSP and meet the below criteria. Eligible faculty may receive this benefit once per fiscal year.

To be eligible for PREP, all of the following must be true:

  • The proposal is a research grant
  • The PI has engaged with OSP in some capacity in the last two years (e.g. individual consultations, proposal submissions).
  • The PI must commit to providing proposal documents - in close-to-final form - at least 4 weeks in advance of the sponsor's deadline.

The PI must submit an application at least 8 weeks prior to the sponsor’s proposal deadline. Upon receipt, the OSP will review the application to confirm eligibility and adequate timeline, and will make selections on a rolling basis until funding for the fiscal year has been exhausted. Your OSP Liaison will contact you within 2 business days regarding the outcome of your application; and if selected, next steps.

If selected and you do not already have a reviewer in mind, OSP will research past recipients of this award/program/sponsor and will provide a list of potential reviewers from which the investigator will prioritize preference. OSP will contact the reviewer about the commitment, timeline, and associated compensation ($300) for completing review of your proposal.

  • 8 weeks (minimum) prior to sponsor proposal deadline - Investigator submits PREP application, notifying OSP of intention to seek external peer review via Qualtrics form. OSP then works with PI to identify preferred reviewers.
  • 6 weeks (minimum) prior to sponsor deadline – OSP contacts preferred reviewers and communicates commitment, timeline, and compensation.
  • 4 weeks (minimum) prior to sponsor deadline – Investigator provides close-to-final proposal documents to OSP for transmittal to external peer reviewer. Feedback is requested from the reviewer within 10 business-days. 
  • 2 weeks prior to sponsor deadline – Internal reviews begin. Feedback must already be incorporated into proposal.

The more time provided, the more time you will have to identify a suitable reviewer and incorporate the feedback received.