The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Lehigh University a $1,082,446 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) to establish the "Pathways for Graduate Students into the Research Enterprise" program. This pilot initiative will provide senior doctoral students with training and professional development to prepare them for research administration, research development, research integrity, and technology transfer careers in the research...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,685,430 Project Grant under its Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, aims to build the institution's research administration infrastructure to sustain growth in externally funded research over the next 20 years. Key objectives include optimizing sponsored project management processes, developing training resources for principal...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $135,177 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funds the Workshop on Leadership: Increasing Leaders from Historically Under-Represented Groups project to enhance the competitiveness of the nation's STEM enterprise and broaden participation in research and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program aims to enhance post-award research administration by developing open-source tools that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. The $4,546,903 award, granted on September 15, 2024, with a final completion date of August 31, 2029, has three main objectives:
Develop open-source data models and workflows to improve data accessibility and interoperability in research...
This Project Grant award of $2,776,442.00 from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to establish an undergraduate program in research administration and management. The project, titled "Filling the Gap: Establishing an Undergraduate Program in Research Administration and Management", involves 38 U.S. university participants, two community colleges, and three African universities to design, develop, and implement a credit-bearing modular...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $505,455 to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) will support a collaborative effort among five emerging research institutions (ERIS) in Rhode Island to address challenges in research administration. The key objectives are to: 1) develop shared resources and a research administration learning community, 2) build and diversify the Rhode Island research administration pipeline, 3) create...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $458,240 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education on June 15, 2021 to support the "IGE: STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES FOR ENHANCING STEM GRADUATE EDUCATION" program through May 31, 2024.
The grant funding will support Penn State's efforts to develop experiential learning opportunities for graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of Pittsburgh to develop a National Job Classification System for Research Administrators. The goal is to create a standardized framework to enhance the recruitment, retention, and compensation of qualified research administrators across all academic institutions, especially emerging and minority-serving ones. In collaboration with the Society of Research Administrators International (SRA International), the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program, provides $565,558 to a collaboration of five emerging research institutions (ERIs) in Rhode Island to revisit and enhance research administration capacity in the state. The award, running from September 2024 to August 2027, aims to:
Develop shared resources and a research administration learning community across the ERIs;
Build and diversify the Rhode Island research administration...
This $555,545 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program, with a grant program title of "Integrative Activities" (CFDA 47.083), will support a collaborative initiative by five emerging research institutions (ERI) in Rhode Island to "Revisualize Research Administration" over a 3-year period from 2024 to 2027. The primary awardee is Salve Regina University.
The key products and services to be delivered under this...