Syracuse University supports research through its Office of Research and Office of Sponsored Programs.
In Falk College, faculty are also supported by the Falk College Office of Research Development (FORD), which assists in:
- Identifying funding sponsors and collaborators.
- Internal and external proposal development (including strategy, narrative review, and budgeting) and post award support.
- Navigating the University sponsored-program system.
In collaboration with academic departments and centers or institutes, we sponsor activities including seminars and colloquia highlighting innovative faculty research. Annually, Falk College awards small seed grants for tenure-track assistant professors to support the development of junior faculty’s research programs.
Funding Guidance
Faculty can explore external funding opportunities on the databases available through the Syracuse University Office of Sponsored Programs. The Falk College Office of Research Development helps faculty researchers identify potential support for their activities.
Grant Proposal Support
Falk College Office of Research Development assists faculty with grant submission preparation through the following support services:
- Prepare a budget.
- Identify statistical consultants to help with developing analysis plans.
- Review proposals for clarity, completeness, and satisfaction of the request for proposal requirements.
- Provide administrative support to faculty with completing research proposal forms required by the College, Office of Sponsored Programs, and funding agencies.
- Work with faculty to meet proposal submission deadlines required by the College, Office of Sponsored Programs, and funding agencies.
- Act as a liaison with the Syracuse University Office of Sponsored Programs for final submission of proposal applications.
Post-Grant Award Support
Faculty receive post-grant award support from the Office of Research Development, who can assist with:
- Collaborating with the Dean’s Office to troubleshoot problems with grant budgets-reconcile discrepancies, interpreting and implementing grants budgets.
- Meeting deadline submissions for grant renewals, interim and final reports, or other deliverables proposed in funded proposals.
- Reviewing interim and final reports or other deliverables for clarity and completeness, and ensuring deliverables are consistent with what was proposed.
- Documenting and submitting effort reports to the Office of Sponsored Programs.
Skills Enhancement
The Falk College Office of Research Development offers Falk faculty structured skills enhancement opportunities through:
- Writing Circles are structured groups of writers who meet regularly to share writing time, provide writing feedback and support, and facilitate productivity.
- Support of Academic Research (SOAR) sessions provide peer mentorship and support for work in progress. SOAR sessions allow colleagues to give and receive constructive feedback on in-development, planned, or ongoing research projects, with an emphasis on proposals for extramural sponsored projects.
- Colloquiums showcase Falk faculty research and emerging topics of interest to Falk faculty.
- Falk Specific Aims Review involves a small group of Falk faculty reviewers who provide rapid feedback on the specific aims page. The specific aims page informs other proposal components and is often the first glance reviewers have into faculty research ideas.
Falk Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Seed Grants
In collaboration with the Dean’s Office, the Falk College Office of Research Development awards seed grants to tenure-track assistant professors annually. These are competitive, peer reviewed and intended to assist tenure-track junior faculty with completing preparatory work for research projects that have a high likelihood to secure external funding.
Datasets
A useful compendium of databases, ranging from those focusing on Syracuse data to cross-national information, is available through the Syracuse University Libraries.
A particularly useful resource for secondary datasets is the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, free to all Syracuse University faculty.