Research Development
We believe UD faculty and researchers are among the best at ideation that positively impacts society, the economy and the world. The Research Development Office serves as a partner to PIs and facilitates all the scaffolding necessary to take your idea from concept to proposal development, submission and beyond. We target a variety of sponsors such as federal and state agencies, corporations, foundations and philanthropic organizations. We work in conjunction with other units at UD including college research deans, Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships (OEIP), Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR), institutes, and centers and core facilities to engage, enable and leverage all aspects of UD and its partners to make your idea a successful one.
Proposal Development
The Research Development Office (RDO) serves as the primary support office to help faculty navigate today’s challenging research funding landscape and prepare competitive grant proposals. RDO provides support and management for large and/or multi-department proposals, where RDO serves as the primary point of contact for PI for all aspects of a grant application, including proposal project management, finding the right person(s) and UD units to leverage, grant writing and graphics, letters of support from UD leadership, equipment and other cost shares, and special exceptions – all leading to submitting a successful proposal.
The Research Office conducts a variety of workshops and training to help prepare faculty and researchers better compete for external and internal funding opportunities. If you are planning to respond to a grant opportunity, big or small, and/or need help with strategizing on a research theme please contact researchdev@udel.edu
Proposal Development Assistance
The Research Development team is pleased to offer the following services. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. Our grant facilitators work with faculty PIs to understand the specific requirements of the project and how best to meet their needs. Interested PIs should complete the Proposal Development Assistance Request form.
Services Offered
- Project Management
• Project Schedule, Attribute List/Task Outline, or Gantt Charts
• Internal/External Stakeholder Coordination
• Facilitate UD/Industry Connections & IP/MOU Development
• Facilitate Consultant Services - Narrative Assistance
• Content Editing (organization, logic, flow, presentation, or structure)
• Copyediting (phrasing, grammar, or spelling)
• Final proofreading (consistency of text & formatting) - Supplemental Document Development
• Data Management, Evaluation, Workforce Development & DEIA Plans
• Facilities & Equipment document
• Biosketch Narratives - Graphics Support
- Letters of Support
Requesting Letters of Support and Cost Shares
Principal investigators (PIs) are encouraged to review UD’s Cost Sharing Policy. Cost share letters and or commitments, including equipment, require sufficient preparation and often a long lead time for approvals. PIs should start this conversation with their respective department chairs, or college research office/deans as early as possible. All proposals that require cost share commitments and/or letters of support from UD leadership (President, Provost, VP Research) should follow the steps outlined here . Please route all the requests for cost shares and letters of support requiring UD leadership support through the Associate Vice President for Research Development. We encourage the PI’s and Research Deans to engage with the Research Office (RO) as early as possible through the Research Development Office. Email researchdev@udel.edu for communication to the Research Office for all such requests.
Thematic Workshops & Symposia
RDO organized thematic workshops and symposia are designed to engage experts from within and outside of UD on a specific yet broad topic so as to draw widest participation, develop collaborations and new strategic directions for UD’s research and in the state of Delaware. Below is a list of the current and past initiatives. If you have an idea for a thematic workshop or symposium drop us a line at ro-dev@udel.edu.
Past Workshops and Symposia
Neuroscience (2/22/2019)
Neuroscience
The Neuroscience symposium brought together Neuroscience/Brain sciences researchers from across UD and State of Delaware. All faculty and researchers interested in the studies of the brain, behavior and central nervous system via theoretical, experimental or modeling approaches attended.
The day long symposium was held on February 22, 2019. The goal of the symposium is to understand common interests, capacities, aspirations for neuroscience research at UD. The day included presentations from UD researchers, keynote speakers from outside UD and breakout sessions to identify challenges and opportunities to strengthen UD’s research initiatives in neuroscience.
Data Science Symposia (5/12/17)
Data Science Symposium
A symposium that brought together data science researchers from across UD. The day long symposium was held on May 12th 2017. The goal of the symposium was to understand common interests, capacities, aspirations for data science research at UD. The Symposium and the resulting white paper were a catalyst for launching the new Data Science Institute at UD, cluster hiring of faculty and launch of the Masters in Data Science program.
Water Workshop (2/3/2017)
Water Workshop
This workshop brought together water researchers across UD's campus. The afternoon started with participants sharing their research interests and followed by breakout sessions to identify challenges and opportunities to strengthen UD’s water research initiatives.
International Research (12/1/2016)
International Research
In December 2016, as part of a workshop organized by the Research Office called "International Meeting of the Minds," a new resource was created. It was a catalyst for conversation centering around international initiatives.
Committees
A number of advisory boards and councils help guide and evaluate research programs at the University of Delaware. They serves as an advisory body to the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Innovation on matters pertaining to the development of research, creative activities and the achievement of research goals at UD.
Research Dean's Council
RESEARCH DEAN’S COUNCIL
The Research Dean’s Council is a body the seeks to develop strategic directions for UD’s research, address tactical issues facing researchers and helps the Research Office plan to best serve the UD research community. It is comprised of the designated Research Deans from all seven colleges, Research Office Assoc. Vice Presidents of Research Development, Regulatory Affairs and Research Administration, Director of OEIP, and, representatives from UD Corporate and Foundation Relations, IT, Libraries and Vice-Provost of the Graduate Office. The Council is chaired by Eric Wommack, Senior Associate VP of Research Development.
Senate Research Committee
Senate Research Committee
Shannon Robson, (Chair)
- Amy Bleakley, Communicaton
- Lea Palm-Forster, Applied Economics and Statistics
- Mark Parcells, Animal and Food Sciences
- Dennis Prather, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Shannon Robson, Behavioral Health and Nutrition
- Teya Rutherford, School of Education
- Ju Young Shin, School of Nursing
- Richard Suminski, Behavioral Health and Nutrition
- Kedron Thomas, Anthropology
- Charles Riordan, Research Office (ex-officio)*
Research Information Management
RESEARCH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
The University of Delaware Research Information Management (RIM) Scoping Committee was established to frame an institutional perspective on research data management needs at UD, including the collection, management, delivery, and archiving of research data.
Michael O’Neal and Monica McCormick (Co-Chairs)
- Jeffrey Caplan Core Facilities
- Dave Edwards, College of Health Sciences
- Joe Kempista, Information Technologies
- Aletia Morgan, Information Technologies
- Cordell Overby, Research Office
- Carl Schmidt, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Ex Officio
- Sharon Pitt, Information Technology
- Anshuman Razdan, Research Office
- Maria Palazuelos, Research Office
Proposal Review Panel
PROPOSAL REVIEW PANEL
Following is a list of UD researchers who serve on the internal proposal review committee. The panel of experts are called upon to act as reviewers for limited submission proposals and internal seed grants. The Research Office acknowledges and appreciates the service of the committee members.
Animal and Food Sciences
Applied Economics and Statistics
Behavioral Health and Nutrition
Biological Sciences
Business Administration
Center for Drug and Health Studies
Center for Environmental and Energy Policy
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Communication
Disaster Research Center
Economics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Fashion and Apparel Studies
Finance
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Geography and Spatial Sciences
Earth Sciences
Hospitality and Sport Business Management
Human Development and Family Sciences
Kinesiology and Applied Physiology
Political Science and International Relations
School of Marine Science and Policy
Materials Science and Engineering
Mathematical Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Medical and Molecular Sciences
School of Nursing
Plant and Soil Sciences
Physical Therapy
Physics and Astronomy
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Public Policy and Administration
School of Education
Horn Entrepreneurship
Delaware Environmental Inst
Plant and Soil Science
Newsletter Archive
Welcome to the UD Research E-Newsletter. Published ten times a year, it features a broad range of current information recognizing the excellence of UD’s scholarly and creative activities, provides information about upcoming funding opportunities and scholarly events on campus and keeps the audience research administrators of policy and process changes. Subscribe below to be on our mailing list.
2022 Archive
2022 Archive
12/02/2022 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: December 2022
11/01/2022 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: November 2022
10/03/2022 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: October 2022
09/01/2022 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: September 2021
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06/02/2022 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: June 2022
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02/02/2022 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: February 2022
2021 Archive
2021 Archive
12/09/2021 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: December 2021
11/02/2021 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: November 2021
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2020 Archive
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12/14/2020 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: December 2020
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2019 Archive
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12/02/2019 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: December 2019
11/04/2019 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: November 2019
10/02/2019 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: October 2019
09/03/2019 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: September 2019
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01/30/2019 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: January 2019
2018 Archive
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12/14/2018 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: December 2018
10/29/2018 UD RESEARCH NEWS: October 2018
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07/19/2018 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: June/July 2018
05/31/2018 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: May 2018
04/30/2018 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: April 2018
03/23/2018 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: March 2018
02/27/2018 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: February 2018
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2017 Archive
2017 Archive
11/29/2017 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: November/December 2017
10/31/2017 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: October 2017
09/25/2017 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: September 2017
08/28/2017 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: August 2017
07/24/2017 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: July 2017
06/28/2017 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: June 2017
05/25/2017 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: May 2017
04/24/2017 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: April 2017
03/23/2017 - Welcome to UD RESEARCH NEWS
2016 Archive
2016 Archive
11/01/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: November 2016
10/04/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: October 2016
09/01/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: September 2016
08/08/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: August 2016
07/01/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: July 2016
06/02/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: June 2016
05/03/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: May 2016
04/01/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: April 2016
03/01/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: March 2016
02/01/2016 - UD RESEARCH NEWS: February 2016
Resources
Strategizing with faculty for research funding success is the goal of the Research Development Office. We strive to bring the research community together by offering a myriad of resources listed below:
Listservs
Proposal Development
Stay Connected
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
K. Eric Wommack, PhD
Senior Associate Vice President for Research
Jennifer Doran
Administrative Assistant
Ph: (302) 831-6703
David Barczak
Communications Manager
Ph: (302) 831-8169
Lyla Kaplan
Grants Facilitator
Jessica Mankus
Grants Facilitator
John McMillan
Computing Support Specialist
Ph: (302) 831-8621
Ciara O’Connell
Research Development Manager
Ph: (302) 831-7088
Jennifer Roth
Research Education Coordinator
Ph: (302) 831-3777
Research Development
Ph: (302) 831-7088
GOVERNMENT SPONSOR LINKS
- State of Delaware
- US Government
- Dept of Education Grant Opportunities
- Dept of Agriculture
- Dept of Health and Human Services (HRSA) Open Opportunitiess
- Dept of Commerce
- Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Funding
- Dept of Defense
- Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA) Funding
- Dept of Energy
- Dept of Homeland Security
- Dept of Justice
- Dept of Labor
- Dept of State
- Dept of the Interior
- Dept of Transportation
- Dept of Treasury
- Delaware EPSCoR Funding Opportunities
- Federal Govt Grants (Grants.Gov)
- NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) Research Opportunities
- National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Funding Opportunities
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grants
- National Endowment of Arts Grants
- National Institute of Health (NIH) Grants and Funding
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Funding Opportunities
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Funding Opportunities
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding
- NSF Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) Funding Opportunities
*NOTE: The University of Delaware’s Office of General Counsel oversees all legal services for the University of Delaware. Matters pertaining to research (including research-related agreements, research-related compliance, and research-related intellectual property) may be directed to the Research Office, which will coordinate with the General Counsel’s Office, as appropriate.