1. Research Office Services for Graduate Students
August 23, 2017

2. UD Research Development Office
Leigh Botner, Director of Research Development
Dr. Anshuman Razdan, Associate Vice President for Research Development

3. Why Engage in Research?
Scholarly research is a requirement for most graduate programs (Masters and PhD), learning to do research is part of the graduate training.
Opportunity to work closely with a faculty/researcher and get financial benefits!
Sponsored research and/or affiliation with a “lab” really enhances the resume and increases probability of better recruitment in the work place.
Your mentoring faculty is probably well connected in the discipline and industry – never underestimate the power of the network!!

4. Finding Funding Opportunities Research Office Website
Training Requirement
RCR: historically held the last week of winter break (right before the spring semester starts)- But, not yet determine for this AY

5. Graduate Training Opportunities Research Office Website

6. Research Funding Online Workshop Co-sponsored by the University Library
When: November 16, 2017
Where: Morris Library, Room 116A
Time: 10 am- Noon
Registration is available at

7. Grant Writing Workshop Co-sponsored by OGPE and the College of Engineering
Join us on 9/8/17 from 1-3 pm Faculty Commons, Pearson Hall Registration is available at grad.udel.edu/event-registration/
Workshop will discuss funding and highlight GRFP

8. Submitting Proposals Requiring Authorized Official Representative Signature
PI eligibility form may be found at
Examples include:
NASA: Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program (JPFP)
NIH: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
NIH: Predoctoral Training at the Interface of the Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences
DOE: The National Methane Hydrates R&D Program- Graduate Fellowship Program
There are several sponsors who offer pre-doctoral grants whereby the work is conceived of and carried out entirely by a graduate student. In these cases, a faculty member is identified as a mentor and oversees the project nominally. To that end, the eligible PI Eligibility Form may be used at the time of proposal routing to permit the graduate student to have this role. Also, please have the department administrators ensure the graduate student’s supervisor code is associated with a chair and dean code. This will allow the proposal approval web form to be routed appropriately. The required completed form must be sent to the Research Office at least ten (10) working days before the deadline for submittal of the proposal to the funding agency.

9. Submitting Proposals Individually
Some proposals do not require approval from an authorized representative
Examples include:
NSF Fellowship
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching