Office of Strategic Research Initiatives (OSRI)
The Office of Strategic Research Initiatives is committed to building faculty research programs through targeted initiatives and strategic resource management. Our office provides dedicated resources and specialized services designed to support rigor and capacity of individual and collaborative research programs across campus. Specifically, OSRI鈥檚 Proposal Development Team supports faculty at all career stages in targeting funding opportunities and enhancing competitiveness of their grant applications.
Services OSRI provides to researchers:
Management of Limited Submission and internal award programs
Coordination of the OVPR Research Advisory Committee
Oversight of campus research metrics platforms (e.g., the Scholars faculty achievements portal and Research Metrics Dashboards)
Curation of a campus-wide directory of researcher resources
Support for extramural proposal development
OSRI鈥檚 Proposal Development Team provides:
Proposal planning and strategy, from opportunity identification to resubmission
Review and structure-level edits for clarity, impact, and opportunity alignment
Identification of narrative gaps that reduce significance and feasibility scores
Assistance in preparing specialized grant elements
Project management and timeline development for large proposals
One-on-one consultations, training, and workshops to boost funding success