Research and Sponsored Programs

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Research and Sponsored Programs

• at
• Montclair State University
• 309 College Hall
• Office Phone Extension 4128

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Office of Research Sponsored Programs

• Laurie Treleven, Director
• Catherine Bruno, Post-Award Manager
• Lorraine Ramos, Pre-Award Officer
• Dana Natale, Pre-Award Officer
• Melissa Ellington, Program Assistant
• Amy Krenzer, Program Assistant

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Pre-Award Services

• Help in identifying funding opportunities
• Proposal development
• abstracts of successful grants
• liaison with agencies to interpret agency
  guidelines
• university statistics
• initial proposal review
• supporting documents

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Preparing Proposal Budgets

• Help preparing a budget
• interpreting the budget categories
• understanding allowable costs
• preparing budget in agency format

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Review and Submission of Proposals

• Review final proposal for compliance
• mandatory review criteria, i.e., NSF
• management strategy
• evaluation plan
• Submit proposals electronically

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Post-Award Services

• Services to help you manage your grant
• sourcing and purchasing equipment
• understanding employment procedures
• processing travel requests
• assisting with submission of program reports
• revising grant budgets
• requesting extension from funding agency

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Office of Research Sponsored Programs

• www.montclair.edu/ORSP
• info for first time applicants
• advice for preparing competitive proposals
• ORSP procedures for submitting proposals
• budget templates guidelines
• institutional information

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Other Resources at MSU

• Chairs
• Dean
• Peers
• Research Academy for University Learning
• Office of Development

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What makes a competitive proposal?

• Asks a good research question that you are
  qualified to answer
• Describes a good protocol places it in context
  
• Has attainable research goals

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What makes a competitive proposal?

• Includes a management plan
• Explains how project will be evaluated
• Addresses the review criteria for NSF,
  intellectual merit and broader impacts
• Has a realistic budget