Division of Research and Innovation

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Mission

The Office for Research Development (ORD) serves as a link between research and research administration to promote, support, strengthen, and grow the research enterprise at OSU. Working with faculty, administration staff, and leadership partners, the ORD seeks to attract extramural research funding, increase institutional competitiveness, create research relationships, and foster innovation.

ORD Toolkit and Resources:

The ORD Website provides resource and funding information:

• Manages the Limited Submission Programs and Process
• Featured Funding Opportunities
• Early Investigator Funding Opportunities
• Foundation Opportunities
• ORD Weekly Update Newsletter through ORD Listserv subscription- announces Limited Submission Due Dates, Research Office Events, and Training/Conference Events

Assist faculty to find funding opportunities

• GrantForward subscription
• Grants.gov, NSF, Foundation database, or referral to College proposal support staff (CARE)

Project Management, Coordination and Content Development Support

• Identify key requirements of the RFP
• Develop a timeline, coordinate internal deadlines, meetings, email reminders, review process.

• Assistance with setting up peer review and distribution of comments

Navigation - Assist faculty navigate administrative structures within OSU, and utilize OSU supportive services already established. Examples of Collaborative Partners:

• Research Office Website – Provides prompts to guide you through the operations of the Research Office as you develop your proposals.
• CARE group staff - Colleges and departments that provide their own internal grant support services
• Foundation Office
• Library – Data Management Support
• Ecampus Research Unit – “Research in Action” Podcast
• Office for Sponsored Research and Award Administration (OSSRA)
• Office for Commercialization & Corporate Development (OCCD)
• Office of Research Integrity (ORI)

• Graduate College

• Research Advisory Council
• Associate Deans for Research

Susan Emerson, Research Development Associate – research.oregonstate.edu/ord