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  • PDO Holiday Closure Announcement
    Proposal Development Office
    The Proposal Development Office will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday beginning at 5 pm, Wednesday, November 25th.  The office will reopen the following Monday, November 30th, at 8 a.m. 
  • New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources for Researchers Page Available
    Proposal Development Office

    To support UK's newest research priority area, the UNITed In racial Equity (UNITE) Research Initiative, the Proposal Development Office has created a new webpage,

  • Enforcement of NSF-approved Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support Formats Begins on October 5, 2020
    Proposal Development Office
    The National Science Foundation (NSF) will  begin requiring the use of NSF-approved formats for Biographical sketches and Current and Pending Support documents as of October 5, 2020. For more information about this policy, click here. 
  • PDO Temporary Remote Work Operations Related to COVID-19
    Proposal Development Office

    To ensure health and safety of our staff related to COVID-19 and to comply with recommendations for social distancing, the Proposal Development Office (PDO) has transitioned all on-site operations to remote service delivery.

  • Notice of NIH's Interest in Diversity
    Proposal Development Office

    In an effort to promote diverse teams of scientists and capitalize on the innovative ideas developed from researchers with varied backgrounds, the National Institutes of Health issued notice NOT-OD-20-031 to clarify

  • New NSF Proposal Guide Released
    Proposal Development Office
    NSF has released its newest Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), which will go into effect for proposals submitted on or after June 1, 2020.
  • Make your NSF Biosketch Using SciENcv
    Proposal Development Office
    NSF has announced that the next Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG 20-1), expected to be released soon for spring 2020 implementation, will require the use of SciENcv: Science Experts Curriculum Vitae for biosketch preparation.
  • OSPA Sets New Sponsored Projects Proposal Deadline
    Proposal Development Office

    As of October 8, 2019, all sponsored project proposals to external funders must have a final proposal accompanied by a fully routed Internal Approval Form submitted to the Research Administrator in OSPA at least three business days prior to the sponsor’s deadli

  • NSF Adopts Changes to Approved Biographical Sketch Format
    Proposal Development Office
    NSF has designated the NIH’s SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae) as an NSF-approved format for submission of biographical sketch(es) and is encouraging its use to prepare a biographical sketch for inclusion in proposals to NSF.
  • New Procedure for Obtaining Institutional Support Letters for Research Grants
    Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, Proposal Development Office, Vice President For Research
    For letters of institutional support towards grant applications that (1) require an official signature from the VPR, or (2) commit the Office of Research financially to an award, we are standardizing the process. In addition, this streamlined process ensures that leadership within Colleges and Centers are aware of the request, and that these relevant university offices have been involved in decisions of financial support towards the application.
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