Grant Development

IPSR provides wrap-around sponsored project support services for social scientists and policy-related researchers at the University of Kansas. Services include assistance with identifying, applying for, and managing external support for research.

Services provided generally fall into two categories, pre-award and post-award:

Identifying and Applying for Funding (Pre-Award Services)

• Discuss research agenda
• Identify funding opportunities
• Assist with completing funding applications
• Develop and review budgets
• Review and edit proposal text
• Guide proposals through KUCR for internal and external compliance
• Copy, mail, or upload proposal
• Track proposals
• Developing plans for data management

For assistance with these services, contact Nancy Myers (ncmyers@ku.edu)

Post-Award Services

• Negotiations
• Publicity
• Appointments
• Space
• Office equipment
• Purchasing
• Travel
• Staff and student hiring
• Budget management
• Financial reporting
• Rebudgeting
• Subawards and contracts
• Consultant agreements
• No cost extensions
• Liaison with KUCR for award administration
• Conference and event planning
• Computing and data services
• Research dissemination

For assistance with these services, contact Jena Gunter (kujena@ku.edu)

Sources of Research Funding

Other Grant-Related Resources

• Toolkit for Proposal Graphics
• Pre-award services at IPSR (PDF, updated October 2019)
• Research Proposal Evaluation and Process Flowchart (PDF, updated August 2019)
• External funding self evaluation (PDF, updated October 2013)
• NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants for the Social Sciences (PDF, updated Fall 2017)
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program for the Social Sciences (PDF, updated Fall 2017)
• Guidelines for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program – 2018 Competition (PDF, updated September 2017)
• Drafting Data Management Plans (PDF, updated March 2013)
• Data Management Plan Creation Tool - DMP Tool (New - 8/5/2013)
  KU Libraries has partnered with DMP Tool to give KU researchers access to an online Data Management Plan creation tool. This tool will walk you through the items that are required to be included in your Data Management Plan for various funding agencies. To get started, visit: https://dmp.cdlib.org. If you have any questions, contact IPSR Pre-Award Services.
• KU Office of Research Grants Life Cycle