SPIA’s faculty members are internationally known for innovative and influential scholarship that informs policy makers and citizens about the dynamic world of politics and public affairs. Much of this incredible research done at SPIA would not be possible without the support of external funding. Our success in garnering grants is a direct result of the quality of our faculty and their determined efforts to seek funding for projects that improve health, safety and security, the economy and quality of life. External funding also plays a critical role in funding graduate assistantships that attract students to UGA and keep our state and nation at the forefront of today’s knowledge economy.
Services
The Research and Data Manager serves to help faculty, staff and graduate students achieve research and programmatic goals by:
- Providing assistance in the identification of funding opportunities
- Offering a tailored, searchable database of requests for proposals (RFPs) and other funding announcements in areas of interest to SPIA faculty members
- Preparation and submission of proposals (review & summarize funder guidelines, drafting of letters of inquiry, proposal structuring, editing)
- Provision of grant writing reference materials
- Arrangement of interdisciplinary planning meetings for large proposals
- Facilitating contact and coordination with the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), the University of Georgia Research Foundation, and other universities for multi-institutional proposals
For more information, contact Jacob Schindler, Research and Data Manager.