Sponsored Projects Office
Our Mission
The mission of the Sponsored Projects Office is to enhance the environment for research and creative activities at LMU, to encourage and facilitate external funding for faculty and staff projects, and support the University’s pursuit of academic excellence. The Office assists LMU faculty and staff to capitalize on external funding opportunities in support of research, professional, and creative activities including: basic research, applied research, postdoctoral fellowships, curriculum development, community outreach, international exchange, sabbatical support, and faculty-guided student research.
Services + Functions
- Funding opportunity research
- Targeted funding alerts
- Obtain and prepare application forms
- Interpretation of agency guidelines
- Funding opportunity and proposal-writing workshops
- Concept paper to proposal development
- Editing proposals
- Budget development
- Liaison with funding agencies
- Obtain authorizing signatures
- Electronic submission
- Award negotiation
- Contract development and negotiation
- Post-award tracking
- Grant announcements and publicity