
Advancement
The Office of Research Advancement (ORA) supports the university’s research and scholarly community in the pursuit of external grant and research funding.
Comprehensive administrative and technical support are available to researchers as they form their research teams, identify collaborators, refine their projects and develop their proposals. Working with UB faculty, our goal is to help create highly competitive proposals to support promising research and advance university initiatives.
Regarding COVID-19:
The Office of Research Advancement (ORA) remains open and offering our full slate of proposal development services. Please contact us at ubgrants@buffalo.edu for assistance with your proposals.
The COVID-19 virus has implications for all areas of society from education to public health and policy, cyber and physical infrastructure, AI, modeling and advanced manufacturing. Your research may apply to the COVID-19 response and recovery in ways which may not be obvious. Many agencies have released updated requests for proposals and funding announcements to respond to research needs of the pandemic. Some are listed below:
SPIN is a searchable database for research funding with access to over 40,000 funding opportunities from more than 10,000 federal, public, non-profit, and private sponsors available to UB investigators. To search the database, we suggest using your normal search terms in addition to COVID-19 to narrow down the results (e.g., distance learning AND COVID-19). In searching the database you many find novel ways in which your research might apply to response and recovery. In addition, it will also give you an idea of how funding agencies are positioning themselves to contribute to this ongoing pandemic, both in the short- and long-term. As the needs of the societal response become clearer, it may be appropriate to reach out to your program officer.
SUNY has also created and is maintaining a COVID-19 funding and announcements page for your reference.
As always, a member of ORA can assist you with your proposal development needs. Please contact us at ubgrants@buffalo.edu.
Due to the COVID-19-related precautions taken at UB, all 2020-2021 workshops and programming will be presented exclusively online.
Recording of Research Fundamentals Workshop: Workshop presented on January 26, 2021, outlining the process of submitting research proposals at UB. The workshop is approximately 30 minutes, followed by a Q&A session. **You must log into UB Zoom (http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/zoom) before clicking on the link.**
Research Fundamentals 2021 Presentation Slides
Please continue to check this space for upcoming workshops and presentations.
Maggie Shea
Coordinator Programs and Events, Research and Economic Development
Phone: (716) 645-5376
Email: mshea3@buffalo.edu
Karyn E. Ventrilla, MS
Project Coordinator, Research and Economic Development
Phone: (716) 645-9176
Email: karynven@buffalo.edu
Email us to schedule a meeting with a Proposal Manager to discuss your proposal.