Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University (TCU) is dedicated to fostering a vibrant research environment that supports faculty, staff, and students in their scholarly pursuits. The university emphasizes a teacher-scholar model, integrating teaching and research to address significant social and physical challenges. TCU's Office of Sponsored Programs provides essential support for securing external funding and ensuring compliance with research regulations, promoting innovative research and creative activities across various disciplines.
Industries
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Services
Proposal routing and institutional approval
Assistance with completing institutional routing forms, internal reviews, and obtaining required approvals prior to sponsor submission.
Proposal development programs
Cohort-based proposal development, external peer review underwriting, and limited travel support to engage program officers for faculty preparing competitive proposals.
Compliance review and committee services
Regulatory review services for human subjects, animal use, biosafety, export controls and controlled substances including protocol review, committee meetings, and required trainings.
Internal grant and seed funding administration
Administration of internal funding opportunities (seed grants, summer supplements, fellowship exchanges) including application guidance, committee review, award management and reporting.
Research training and professional development
Provision and coordination of responsible conduct of research training, online compliance modules, and discipline-specific safety trainings.
Funding opportunity identification support
Advising and curated access to external grant databases and funding agency directories to identify sponsor opportunities.
Proposal routing and institutional approval
Assistance with completing institutional routing forms, internal reviews, and obtaining required approvals prior to sponsor submission.
Proposal development programs
Cohort-based proposal development, external peer review underwriting, and limited travel support to engage program officers for faculty preparing competitive proposals.
Compliance review and committee services
Regulatory review services for human subjects, animal use, biosafety, export controls and controlled substances including protocol review, committee meetings, and required trainings.
Internal grant and seed funding administration
Administration of internal funding opportunities (seed grants, summer supplements, fellowship exchanges) including application guidance, committee review, award management and reporting.
Research training and professional development
Provision and coordination of responsible conduct of research training, online compliance modules, and discipline-specific safety trainings.
Funding opportunity identification support
Advising and curated access to external grant databases and funding agency directories to identify sponsor opportunities.
Expertise Areas
- Research administration and grants management
- Research compliance and regulatory oversight
- Human subjects protections and IRB processes
- Animal research oversight and vivarium operations
Key Technologies
- Electronic proposal routing and workflow systems
- Conflict-of-interest disclosure and management systems
- Institutional research data repository
- Business-intelligence and data visualization dashboards