TCU OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS

Helping University faculty, staff, and students to build TCU’s position as a

nationally recognized scholarly institution

Linda S. Freed

September 17, 2014

WHO WE ARE Linda Freed, Director

Teresa Miles Hendrix, Assistant Director

Laurie Heidemann, Administrative Program Specialist

WHAT WE DO Funding Searches & Opportunities

Dissemination Proposal Development Guidance Budget Development Guidance Purplesheets Routing Award Negotiations Subaward Processing (incoming and

outgoing) Modifications, Extensions and Reporting

on existing awards

RESOURCES WE PROVIDESPIN

Sponsored Programs Information Network: an international, comprehensive database of funding opportunities

Available to the campus community (IP address recognition)

Watch for user training opportunities https://spin.infoedglobal.com/Home/GridResults

RESOURCES WE PROVIDEGRANTSEARCH

Offered by the Grants Resource Center (GRC)

Selective database of funding opportunities

Very user-friendly User name (TCU) and password (service)

required Watch for training opportunities http://www.aascu.org/grc/gs/

RESOURCES WE PROVIDECOUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

(CUR) INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Free individual memberships for faculty, students and staff (requires activation)

Inside information on government relations, funding opportunities and breaking news    

Free access to the Registry of Undergraduate Researchers for grad student recruitment

Discounts on institute and meeting registration fees, and consulting services; free access to CUR hosted webinars

www.cur.org

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARSMONTHLY LUNCH AND LEARN

SESSIONS

Oct 31: Intro to Research Administration at TCU for New Faculty Nov 21: The Grants Process @ TCU (panel of experienced PI’s) Dec 18: Internal Funding OpportunitiesJan 28: Building Collaborations with Community AgenciesFeb 24: Demystifying Grant BudgetsMar 30: Research and Career Development for the

Newly-TenuredApr 30: Finding Funding for Humanities ResearchJune TBD: Departmental and College Administrative Assistants

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARSPLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR

Proposal writing seminar for National Science Foundation programs, with focus on CAREER Awards

Proposal writing seminar for Fine & Performing Arts

SPIN and GrantSearch training sessions

COLLEGE & DEPARTMENTAL OUTREACH

Let us know when we can come visit!

TCU FUNDING TRENDS

WHERE ARE WE?

Both submissions and dollars awarded are declining.

Concomitantly, the funding ratio for submitted proposals is increasing.

The only thing that will reverse this trend is to increase the number of submissions.

WHAT’S NEXT/WHAT’S NEEDED?

Improve data capture and reporting, particularly for individual fellowships and awards

Build capacity through workshops, seminars, training for proposal writers

Sustain and build outreach program to encourage increased submissions

Develop mentoring and incentives to support grant-seeking