Proposal Development Office

Because many sponsors limit the number of applications from one institution, the Office of the Vice President for Research coordinates internal competitions to designate an applicant.

Search open limited submission opportunities, apply and join collaboration lists through our new portal.

• Facilities Description Library
  Linkblue login is required to access this resource containing text descriptions of facilities, colleges, departments and other UK resources for inclusion in proposals.

• Institutional Letters of Support

• NSF Biosketch Development with SciENcv
• Broader Impacts & Community Outreach Resources
  Request access to Sharepoint site.
• Data Management Planning Tool (DMP Tool)
• Rigor and Reproducibility Resources
  • NIH Rigor and Reproducibility policy guidance
  • NIH Rigor and Reproducibility Resource Chart (pdf, 1pg)
  • NIH Training Modules to Enhance Data Reproducibility
• Proposal Development Route
• Scholars@UK
• Find Collaborators: Sponsored Projects Search Portal
  Linkblue login is required for the Keyword Search.
• Writing Guides
  • Apply for a Grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
  • A Guide to Proposal Writing from the National Science Foundation
  • NIH Grant Review Process: The Big Picture Video from NIH
  • The 2002 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation from the National Science Foundation
  • On the Art of Writing Proposals from the Social Science Research Council
  • Proposal Writing Short Course from Candid Foundation Center
• NIH Sample Applications
• Evaluation Resources
  • Evaluation Center at UK College of Education
  • Human Development Institute Evaluation Unit at the University of Kentucky

• Funding Search Request
  Complete and submit a separate form for each project. To aid us in identifying sources, please fill out as many fields as possible. Most results are sent within three weeks of the request.

• Funding Alert Mailing List Subscription
• Proposal Reviews
  Request a proposal review for clarity, presentation, adherence to the guidelines and grammatical accuracy.
• Potential Collaborators
  Request help identifying potential collaborators or experts.
• Custom Workshops
  Request a workshop for your college and/or department.
• Database Demonstrations
  Request a Pivot™ or other database demonstration for your college, department or yourself.
• Institutional Resources
  Request additional information on UK facilities, institutional resources, and/or programmatic strengths not available in the Facilities Description Library for inclusion in an external proposal.
• Individual Consultations
  Request an individual consultation on your proposal.
• Complex Proposal Management
  Request assistance with complex, large-scale funding opportunities, including project management, concept development, proposal review, team-building, and ancillary document development and support

• Award Nomination Service Requests
  Request assistance with the award nomination process

Workshops on specific topics can be requested by filing out this form. A member of PDO will contact you in regard to your request.  

Upcoming workshops, seminars, and special events are available on our Events Calendar. 

Handouts and videos from past PDO workshops are available through SharePoint. Additional videos from past workshops are also available through the VPR Video Library. Linkblue login is required.