Grants & Contracts Mission Statement
To add value to grant proposal preparation and grants management for our PIs and to enhance the growth of sponsored programs research in the College of the Liberal Arts and The Pennsylvania State University.
- Funding
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- RGSO Proposal Notification Form - Please use this handy form to tell us about your upcoming grant proposal.
- myResearch Portal - PIs: Login to see your sponsored research portfolio.
- PSU Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) - Central coordination and oversight of PSU sponsored projects.
- Recent Changes to Grant Policies - Up-to-date NSF and NIH changes.
- IAF (Internal Approval Form) Instructions (pdf) How to complete the IAF, required for PSU proposal submissions.
Finding Funding
- New! Seed Grant Funding Opportunities - Seed grant funding opportunities for faculty and graduate students.
- Current Funding Opportunities - Research funding opportunities in liberal arts from multiple agencies.
- Funding Institutional - Search thousands of funding opportunities. To register for this PSU service, please use these instructions.
- PSU Limited Submissions (i.e., "downselect") - Funding opportunities that limit the number of submissions allowed from Penn State.
- Federal Agency Funding Opportunities:
- Grants.gov - Navigate through all Federal funding opportunities.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) - Active funding opportunities at NSF.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Active funding opportunities at NIH.
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ) - Open solicitations at NIJ.
- Department of Education - Active funding opportunities at the US Department of Education
Proposal Training and Resources
- Guide for Grant Seekers - Explains the grant seeking process, including what the grants & contracts office can do for you.
- Tips for Developing Collaborative Proposals - FAQs for writing larger proposals with multiple collaborators, and/or multidisciplinary proposals.
- Proposal Preparation Resources - Proposal writing guides from NIH, NSF, SSRC, and others.
Other Useful Links
- Policy on Faculty Awards Involving Released Time (pdf) - Enables faculty, with department head approval, to supplement research fellowships and awards without sacrificing the interests of students and colleagues.
- Tuition, fringe, and overhead rates - Fringe Benefits and F&A Costs (overhead) must be included on every budget except when prohibited by the funding source.
- Grants & Contracts Team
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Rocco Zinobile
Director of Grants and Contracts
113 Sparks Building
raz11@psu.edu
814-863-6475Pre-Award Team
Carol Mellott
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
116 Sparks Building
cmellott@psu.edu
814-863-6477Mark Williams
Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
116 Sparks Building
maw498@psu.edu
814-863-6449Post-Award Team
Jo Thornton
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
116 Sparks Building
jat32@psu.edu
814-867-1548Barbara Cox
Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
116 Sparks Building
bcc12@psu.edu
814-863-6476Carinda Kormanic
Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts (Psych)
140A Moore Building
qub8@psu.edu
814-867-2443