Office of Sponsored Programs
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) proactively fosters an environment in which the research and creative accomplishments of faculty and staff are encouraged and rewarded.
The office identifies and facilitates application to funding opportunities for these activities, while protecting the university’s interests and remaining compliant with relevant federal regulations, sponsor guidelines, and individual award terms and conditions. In pursuit of this mission, the Office of Sponsored Programs fosters the following values:
- Creativity and Innovation
- Collegiality and Inclusiveness
- Excellence in Pedagogy and Scholarship
- Scholarly Equity
OSP services for faculty and staff pursuing government grant opportunities include:
- Identify Funding Sources & Opportunities
- Consultation on Grant Guidelines & Required Documents
- Review Budgets for Institutional & Agency Compliance
- Research and Compile Supporting Statistics
- Provide Institutional Boilerplate Language
- Preparation of Federal Forms & Institutional Forms
- Copy Editing & Formatting of Proposals
- Assist with Federal Online Submission
- Conduct Grant Writing Sessions
The OSP website has institutional information for proposal applications. You will also find links to active grant award and faculty publications & creative expression listings, as well as OSP policy documents, SEU institutional boards, the Fulbright Scholar Program, and additional grant resources. Find us at: https://www.stedwards.edu/office-sponsored-programs
Of Note:
- SEU now has over $8M in its portfolio of active government grants and contracts.
Development, Foundation Relations
Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR), part of University Advancement, secures external grant funds from non-governmental sources, primarily foundations and corporations, to support university priorities: research, programming, scholarships, capital projects, etc. CFR can help you: identify a potential funder for your project, polish up a proposal for submission, and review final grant report materials. Please share your project idea with the CFR team as they will be able to tell you if there is already an identified funder whose interests align with your project. Contact Foundation Relations staff member Meghann Bolton (mbolton@stedwards.edu), and she can help you win money for your project!
PivotRP – Database of Funders for Your Project
University Advancement has recently invested in an exciting new resource for faculty. PivotRP is a database of private foundation and government grant opportunities that can help you identify additional potential funders for your project. Additionally, you can save your project funding searches, and PivotRP will continuously look for funding for you and then alert you when there is a potential funding match. Universities nationwide are starting to use this tool as a resource for faculty, and we are excited to bring this tool to St. Edward’s. To get started accessing PivotRP, click on the startup guide PDF below, which tells you how to log in (page 3), use the advanced search feature (page 11), and the saved search feature that will email you when there is a funding match (page 22). If you identify a private foundation opportunity that you would like to pursue, please contact CFR; for government grant opportunities, please contact OSP to partner together.
Munday Library
The library offers a number of services to faculty.
- Library Catalog: Munday Library has over a million resources including ebooks, journal articles, specialized databases, streaming videos, images and archival materials. Use the library catalog not just to discover resources, but save them into collections and share with others. Try out the simple and advanced search engines.
- Suggest a Purchase: If you would like to suggest a purchase or need additional resources, please fill out this form.
- Interlibrary Loan: Make an interlibrary loan request to borrow books or articles that the Library does not have. The library provides ILL free of charge for faculty and students. See request form here.
- TexShare: The library is a member of a state-wide consortium of libraries, called TexShare. You need to fill out this card prior to gaining borrower privileges at the partner institutions.
- Data Management Consultations: For faculty involved in data intensive projects, Digital Humanities and the like, the library provides data management consultation and services to faculty projects, including storage, processing, visualization, data management plans, and website design. Please direct your inquiries to Casey Gibbs, Interim Library Director, at rgibbs@stedwards.edu.
- Copyright Resources The library maintains an article about copyright resources for faculty.