Research Development

Research & Graduate Studies (RGS) is dedicated to providing PSU researchers with the training and tools necessary to develop professionally. The Research Development team is a centralized unit housed within RGS to provide enhanced support to help PIs and their teams identify and pursue new funding opportunities, build new collaborations, grow interdisciplinary research, produce more competitive and compelling proposals and compete more successfully for competitive funding.

From professional development workshops and trainings, to one-on-one support, to connection and community building, the Research Development Team is here to support PIs across disciplines and career stages as they grow the research enterprise at PSU.

If you have questions about Research Development, please reach out to Annie Lindgren, Associate Vice President for Research.

Services

The RD team offers a number of services to PIs, ranging from high-level consulting on funding opportunities to strategic proposal development support for large, complex proposals. We invite inquiries from faculty and researchers on:

Opportunity Identification

• Sharing targeted searches and solicitations
• General dissemination of opportunities
• Workshops on specific career-based opportunities
• Hosted panel discussions with funding agencies

Strategic Advice and Support 

• 1:1 meetings to brainstorm and discuss the funding landscape based on PI career stage and goals
• Alignment with sponsor, PI and university priorities
• Support identifying additional collaborators, stakeholders and external partners

LIONS Program

• Enhanced strategic support for faculty preparing large, interdisciplinary and otherwise nasty proposals 

Professional Development Opportunities

• Trainings and workshops to both enhance proposal competitiveness and, when funded, project success
• Grant writing workshops, coaching sessions, leadership training opportunities