The PDO’s strives to help researchers and research teams build strategically toward their goals by matching them with a broad range of funding opportunities and identifying potential research partners and collaborators across a range of disciplines and organizations.
Researchers interested in partnering with NCSA on grant proposals and other funding opportunities can contact the PDO for help in facilitating the connections with our staff and affiliated researchers.
Our research development services include:
Contact the PDO for help:
Finding the right funding opportunity is the first step in securing support for your project. The PDO provides resources for grant searches and offers tailored searches to help you find new funding sources.
The PDO disseminates notable funding and research opportunities on the NCSA Slack channel #res_opportunities. We also post them on our wiki and share a select few on our monthly updates newsletter.
On request: The PDO will do tailored searches using the Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN). SPIN is a comprehensive database containing over 40,000 funding opportunities from more than 10,000 federal, public, non-profit, and private sponsors. Email us to request a search.
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The PDO looks to support collaborative, multidisciplinary research and to facilitate building teams of researchers from across campus.
Looking to Collaborate with NCSA on a project?
If you are interested in potentially partnering with NCSA staff on a future proposal or submitting a multidisciplinary proposal through our office, please complete this form, so we can follow up with you.
Keep Your Scholarly Profile Up to Date
Many researchers and units on campus use Illinois Experts to find potential collaborators. Make sure your Illinois Experts profile is up to date. Don’t have an Illinois Experts profile? Contact the PDO about making sure our internal list of your research interests and areas of expertise is up to date.
*Want help creating a scholarly public profile? Watch for the PDO’s annual lunch and learn on scholarly profiles (scheduled for Spring 2024), or reach out for our direct help.
Need help with a proposal?
Contact the Proposal Development Office for help in planning for future proposals or developing and submitting a current one.