Proposal Development Office
Transforming tomorrow by Fostering Successful Grant Proposals

What We Do at PDO

As a support unit focused on the pre-award stage of extramural funding, PDO staff members conduct funding searches, assist in the preparation of competitive proposals by reviewing and critiquing proposal drafts, providing descriptive material on UK resources, and writing sections of proposal where appropriate.

About Us
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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

Request A Service

  • 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.
Workshops

Workshops on specific topics can be requested by filing out this form. A member of PDO will contact you in regards to your request.  

Upcoming workshops, seminars, and special events are available on our Events Calendar. 

Handouts from past workshops are available through SharePoint. Videos from past workshops are also available through the VPR Video Library. Linkblue login is required.
Additional Resources

Announcements

  • 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.
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