Research Support

Publishes the weekly online FYI Newsletter, a resource for faculty seeking funding
Coordinates the annual Research Opportunity Seed Fund program
Coordinates the selection of UF’s nominees to limited application programs
Assists in planning and coordinating large interdisciplinary research initiatives
Assists in preparing grants involving multiple schools, colleges, divisions, or institutions to support new research programs at UF

Announcements

The Office of Research's FYI Funding Newsletter will now be published on a weekly basis, each Friday, rather than biweekly.
Thirty-three Faculty Named UF Research Foundation Professors for 2012
COS Pivot is providing free webinars on the use of the new features of Pivot for finding research funding and potential collaborators. Users may attend a live webinar or view one of the previously recorded webinars. There are also a number of short videos available to bring users up to speed on Pivot.
Dr. Thomas P. Russell, Director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), spoke at UF on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011. Click here for a copy of the presentation.
The Office of Research announced the 2012 Research Opportunity Seed Fund competition in the September 16th, 2011 issue of the FYI Funding Newsletter.

Resources from the NSF CAREER Proposal Workshop held on May 17, 2011 are available on the Research Support Unit's Proposal Development website.