Welcome

“ As a division of Academic Affairs, ORSP’s mission is to advance research and external support by providing leadership and professional assistance for faculty, students, and staff in pursuit of a wide range of educational goals.”

Identifying and Contacting Funding Sources

• Accessing information on federal, state, and other public and private grant opportunities
• Tailoring searches of federal and private foundation funding opportunities
• Providing ongoing liaison with funding sources

Disseminating Information and Providing Training

• Orienting faculty and campus leadership on critical policies and procedures
• Conducting proposal writing seminars and formal instruction
• Disseminating information on research activities

Preparing Proposals and Budgets

• Developing proposals from conceptualization to submission
• Preparing budgets to ensure accuracy and adequacy
• Facilitating administrative reviews and required signatures
• Coordinating key aspects of proposal submissions

Providing Direct Support for Faculty Research

• Coordinating Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities (RSCA) Awards
• Coordinating Claude Laval, Jr. Innovative Technology and Research Awards
• Providing special financial assistance for key university projects
• Providing expert intellectual property and patent services

Providing Student Research Support

• Directing the Central California Research Symposium
• Directing CSU Student Research Competition participation
• Encouraging student participation in funded projects

ORSP Brochure

4910 N. Chestnut Avenue Fresno, CA 93726

orsp@csufresno.edu
Phone: (559) 278-0840
Fax: (559) 278-0992