The primary university-wide resources include Research Development Resources & Support and the Corporate & Foundation Relations team in Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement. Other services, such as proposal editing, are available through the Research Concierge Program and the Writing Center.
If an individual department or school has an awards committee, committee members can be an additional resource. Associate chairs or associate deans for faculty development are another resource to consult. Annual performance review time is a good time to discuss potential awards with the department chair.
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Research Development Resources & Services
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Research Development Resources & Services supports researchers and scholars at the University of Pittsburgh, provides access to funding opportunities and tools and manages the limited submissions process.
RDR&S staff:
- Help faculty access search tools to identify relevant funding opportunities
- Provide sponsor and University resources to support research and scholarship
- Publish This Week in Funding newsletters
- Manage the process
- Corporate and Foundation Relations
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Located within Pitt’s Division for Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement, the Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR) is a full-service partner for Pitt faculty in securing and stewarding foundation and corporate philanthropic gifts and grants.
CFR staff:
- Identify and support prestigious award applications, particularly fellowships and faculty career awards sponsored by foundations.
- Assist with reviewing and editing proposals.
- Provide required institutional documentation for proposal submission.
- Proposal Editing Service
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The Proposal Editing Service offers a full range of proofreading and copy editing services for all types and sizes of externally sponsored funding proposals. This service is available to Pitt faculty from any campus, school or department.
- The Writing Center
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The Writing Center offers a wide variety of support services for faculty, including virtual and in-person assistance with professional writing, such as cover letters, resumes and CVs.
- Office of Research, Health Sciences
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OORHS staff members are available to assist Health Sciences faculty members by providing editorial assistance for grant applications that will be submitted for external funding. This free service is available to all faculty members in the Schools of the Health Sciences.
- Learning Lab
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The Learning Lab has educational videos and other resources to support faculty progressing through the sponsored programs lifecycle. Videos address themes around data management, finding funding and proposal development and is updated regularly.
- Examples of Honorific Awards
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See examples of some top Honorific Awards, or view the complete list of the Association of American Universities Highly Prestigious Awards.