How we can help
Our offices offers a variety of support services for your research and professional development, including:
Education and Awareness
- Promoting awareness of available resources, such as training and funding opportunities
- Providing topical lectures, workshops and programs to enhance your scholarship and development
- Identifying and communicating with agencies that can help your research efforts
Research Program Development
- Promoting discussion and conceptualization of ideas, research questions and research design
- Helping identify mentors, potential collaborators and other resources to bring your ideas to life
- Fostering communication and collaboration among faculty and colleagues
- Providing support for developing your manuscript development, such as manuscript reviews, journal identification and responding to reviews
- Arranging individual meetings with faculty on their research and scholarship interests, activities and programs
Grant Development
- Identifying internal and external funding sources that match your interests
- Helping untangle nuances of agency and sponsor announcements, such as RFAs or RFPs
- Providing guidance for developing budget and budget narratives
- Assisting with document preparation (such as agency face sheets, agency forms, electronic forms and internal documents) and approvals
- Setting up and managing a Canvas site for shared resources
- Providing post-award support to PIs, such as monthly budget reports and assistance with progress reports and grant closeouts
Contact Our Staff
- Lisa Abrams, Ph.D.
- Int. Assoc Dean, Rsrch-Fac Dev
- (804) 827-2627
- lmabrams@vcu.edu
- Jose Alcaine, Ph.D.
- Director of Research Services
- (804) 828-2009
- jgalcaine@vcu.edu
- Jamie Bittner
- Data Assistant
- (804) 827-2618
- jlbittner@vcu.edu