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Office of Research and Graduate Studies

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The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) exists to ensure that the University of the Pacific has the capability of becoming more and more involved in pursuing funding for research and other projects, thus enhancing the University's image and furthering its mission of creating and disseminating knowledge. The Office serves the dual function of protecting the University's interests in matters relating to external funding while providing a high level of service to University faculty and staff members in identifying funding opportunities, developing project ideas into competitive proposals, and submitting complete and competitive proposals.

OSP was established to assist faculty and staff with the process of obtaining and administering support for research and scholarly activity. We do so by offering the following services:

External Funding

Funding Information

  • Maintaining information on federal, state, and non-governmental funding sources.
  • Procuring application packets, forms and guidelines for funding programs.
  • Identifying potential sources of funding and disseminating that information to administrators, deans of the colleges, department chairs, and/or appropriate faculty and staff.
  • Conducting computer database, resource center, and/or library searches to identify potential funding sources.
  • Contacting the funding agency to clarify guidelines, or to obtain answers to program-related questions.
  • Conducting workshops on specific funding programs or on proposal writing and/or providing reference materials on proposal preparation.

Proposal Development and Processing

  • Assisting in the development of ideas and matching them to potential funding sources.
  • Clarifying agency guidelines and answering questions regarding proposals or proposal processing.
  • Assisting in proposal development, editing, and budget preparation - including justification.
  • Securing the required institutional approval signatures.
  • Working with faculty and staff members on electronic submission of proposals.

Post Award Administration

  • Handling requests to agencies for changes in project.
  • Billing of agencies for payments.
  • Negotiating, issuing, and monitoring subawards
  • Assisting in the coordination of technical, patent, and equipment reports.

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Internal Funding

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· Providing information about, and application forms for, the research grant program of the Faculty Research Committee (FRC), processing all FRC applications, and handling the administrative work for the FRC grants program.

University Compliance

  • Processing all the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Participants (IRB) applications for approval and handling the administrative work of the IRB.
  • Maintaining all original Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) documentation and representing the University during audits and inspections.
  • Ensuring compliance with all federal, State of California, Pacific, and sponsor-specific regulations and guidelines affecting sponsored projects administration.