The Office of Research Development assists the entire JMU community in finding and applying for grants and other forms of external funding.  We provide strategic support at the individual, unit, and program level to members of all university divisions, enabling high-quality innovative projects and research.  Our support enables researchers to engage with real-world problems and build partnerships with local, regional, and global communities.

We assist with finding funding for basic research, pedagogy, creative works, and more.  Once you find an opportunity to apply for, we can develop opportunity summaries, timelines, checklists, as well as providing limited proposal development support.  These services are available through the consultation form below.  We work closely with the Office of Sponsored Programs to support PIs throughout the proposal development process.

Additionally, we organize grant-writing workshops and trainings, and we also assist with convergence team building for multi-disciplinary or inter-disciplinary grants. The Office of Research Development also fosters partner relationships with external funding agencies and interacts with local, regional, state, national, and international public and private granting agencies on behalf of the JMU community.

Find out what the Office of Research Development can do for you!