Internal Research Support Programs
Student Funding
Proposal Development Office
2025 Federal Changes
Dec. 3: NIH Removes Requirements for Letters of Intent and Unsolicited Applications Requesting $500,000 or More in Direct Costs
Dec. 2: NIH’s Implementation of Common Forms for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2026
Dec. 2: Research Security Training Requirements for NIH
Nov. 24: Updated Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities Following the October 1, 2025 - Lapse in Appropriations
What we do at PDO
As a research and proposal development unit focused on extramural funding and prestigious awards, PDO staff members conduct funding searches and distribute funding alerts, assist in the preparation of competitive grant applications and honorifics nominations by providing critical review of proposal drafts, providing UK facilities descriptions, writing narrative sections of proposals where appropriate, assisting in building research teams, and providing project management services.
Announcements
Funding Opportunities
Limited Submissions
Because many sponsors limit the number of applications from one institution, the Office of the Vice President for Research coordinates internal competitions to designate an applicant.
Search open limited submission opportunities, apply and join collaboration lists through our new portal.
Proposal Resources
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Facilities Description Library
Linkblue login is required to access this resource containing text descriptions of facilities, colleges, departments and other UK resources for inclusion in proposals. - NSF Biosketch Development with SciENcv
- Broader Impacts & Community Outreach Resources
Request access to Sharepoint site. - Data Management Planning Tool (DMP Tool)
- Rigor and Reproducibility Resources
- Proposal Development Route
- Scholars@UK
- Find Collaborators: Sponsored Projects Search Portal
Linkblue login is required for the Keyword Search. - Writing Guides
- Apply for a Grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
- Preparing Your Proposal from the National Science Foundation
- NIH Grant Review Process: The Big Picture Video from NIH
- The 2002 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation from the National Science Foundation
- On the Art of Writing Proposals from the Social Science Research Council
- Introduction to Proposal Writing Short Course from Candid Foundation Center
- NIH Sample Applications
- Evaluation Resources
Request a Service
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Funding Search Request
Complete and submit a separate form for each project. To aid us in identifying sources, please fill out as many fields as possible. Most results are sent within three weeks of the request. - Funding Alert Mailing List Subscription
- Proposal Reviews
Request a proposal review for clarity, presentation, adherence to the guidelines and grammatical accuracy. - Potential Collaborators
Request help identifying potential collaborators or experts. - Custom Workshops
Request a workshop for your college and/or department. - Database Demonstrations
Request a Pivot™ or other database demonstration for your college, department or yourself. - Institutional Resources
Request additional information on UK facilities, institutional resources, and/or programmatic strengths not available in the Facilities Description Library for inclusion in an external proposal. - Individual Consultations
Request an individual consultation on your proposal. - Complex Proposal Management
Request assistance with complex, large-scale funding opportunities, including project management, concept development, proposal review, team-building, and ancillary document development and support -
Award Nomination Service Requests
Request assistance with the award nomination process
Workshops
Workshops on specific topics can be requested by filing out this form. A member of PDO will contact you in regard to your request.
Upcoming workshops, seminars, and special events are available on our Trainings Page.
Handouts and videos from past PDO workshops are available through SharePoint. Additional videos from past workshops are also available through the VPR Video Library. Linkblue login is required.