- Take a peek at our latest Grants Bulletin for a list of upcoming
grant and fellowship opportunities - Now Online!
- Looking for funding? Please contact the URS office for information
regarding the SMARTS database.
Welcome to University Research
Services
Our staff is anxious to help you in our One-Stop-Shop
for grants and contracts located in Holloway Hall, Rooms
261 - 266, please feel free to contact us at any time by
calling 410-677-0047.
About
University Research Services (URS)
Our objective is to strengthen faculty development
opportunities; to encourage faculty pursuit of scholarly
activity; and to attract and increase external funding
for institution-wide reform.
.jpg) The URS Office serves as the central administrative
office responsible for submitting proposals to state,
federal, corporate and foundation sponsors and it
implements awards resulting from these proposals. As a
service provider, we are devoted to communication
between principal investigators, funders, and the
coordination of campus resources. Considerable time is
spent locating sources of support, communicating that
information to appropriate personnel, preparing
proposals for submission, award setup, grant management,
reporting, project closeout, record retention, audit and
compliance for federal/state/local regulations as well
as USM/University policy. By maintaining a standard of
excellence, we hope to create a campus climate that
amplifies everyone’s understanding of available funding
and how we can compete in the most effective manner. We
facilitate faculty efforts to produce competitive grant
and contract applications; this correlates with the
University’s increased emphasis on teaching, student
learning and undergraduate research.
The URS maintains a full, Grants for Faculty,
resource library. This library includes all standard
print reference guides on private foundations, federal
bulletins, and public policy directives. In addition,
faculty have available to them several databases - SPIN,
GENIUS, SMARTS - which provide electronic access to
funding opportunities.
Our staff will assist you throughout the grant and
contract process, this includes: proposal development,
completion of forms, budget design, securing
administrative approvals, application submission, budget
modifications, programmatic changes, and grants
management with timely compliance in reporting and
closeout.
Our website provides information on the Committee for
Human Research, Intellectual Property issues, forms and
resources for your convenience.
Mission Statement:
 University Research Services (URS) pre and post-award
services strives to provide internal support for faculty and
staff for research, training and community service projects by
promoting and facilitating the acquisition of funds from both
private and governmental sources as well as providing the
management of such funds in a one-stop-shop environment.
Life Cycle of a Grant/Contract
- Pre-Proposal Conference with URS-GSP
- Proposal Writing and Submission
- Award
- Setup a PeopleSoft Project Account
- Project Setup Meeting with PI and URS-FGMO
- Spending Appropriately Within Program Terms & Conditions
- Fiscal/Programmatic Reporting
- Account Closeout
- Account Closeout Record Retention
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