Proposal Preparation by Sponsor

Sponsor pages:

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

• U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

• Philanthropic Funding for Research

The Research Development Office (RDO) provides strategic support to faculty pursuing competitive funding opportunities. Through the Proposal Preparation by Sponsor webpages, the RDO has curated lists of internal and external resources to help faculty quickly understand how each sponsor funds research, what they prioritize, and how to set funding proposals up for success. Select a sponsor from the navigation side bar to learn more.

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Cross-Cutting UAB Resources

Many resources from across campus are available to support UAB’s faculty to pursue funding with a variety of different sponsors. The following units offer campus-wide support for pursuing research funding opportunities across sponsors:

• Research Development Office (RDO)

• Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)

• Human Research Protection Program

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

• Academic Research Organization for Clinical Trials (ARO-CT)

• Research Compliance

• Research Conflicts of Interest

• Research Technology and Communications

• Research Security and Export Control

• Core Facility Directory

• Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)