Enhancing Faculty Research and Support at Albany State University

描述（由申请人提供）：奥尔巴尼州立大学（ASU）提议通过创建研究发展办公室来加强其教师研究和开发支持基础设施。拟议中的办公室将把所有的研究工作整合到一个领域，并作为大学所有研究、拨款写作和教师发展活动的协调中心。目标是增加亚利桑那州立大学的研究活动。该办公室将向教师提供有关资助机会的信息，并在拨款申请过程中提供技术援助；为潜在的项目负责人提供资金，让他们参加资助机构举办的技术援助讲习班；每年至少为教职员工举办两次助学金写作研讨会；资助教师开展试点研究项目；促进亚利桑那州立大学教师和研究密集型机构之间的合作；简化申请递交和获奖后的流程。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Albany State University (ASU) is proposing to enhance its faculty research and development support infrastructure by creating an Office of Research Development. The proposed office will consolidate all research efforts into one area and serve as the focal point for all research, grant writing and faculty development activities for the university. The goal is to increase the research activities at ASU. The office will provide faculty with information on funding opportunities and technical assistance in the grant writing process; provide funds for potential PI's to attend Technical Assistance Workshops conducted by the funding agencies; conduct grant-writing workshops for faculty and staff at least twice a year; provide funds for faculty to initiate pilot research projects; facilitate collaborations between ASU faculty and research intensive institutions; streamline the application transmittal and post award processes. The office will play a major role in providing resources and infrastructure at ASU to improve faculty productivity in terms of application writing, biomedical research activities, scientific presentations and publications in refereed journals. As a result it will help to strengthen the overall academic and research environment at ASU. The greater impact will be an increase in the pool of academically prepared minority students for graduate and professional schools in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.