The Sponsored Programs Office is a unit within the Vice President for Research Office created to serve the faculty, staff and students by assisting and/or facilitating the pursuit of external funding for scholarly, research, public service, and instructional activities.

Preserving the rights and interests of the university, the researcher, the sponsor, and the community is a crucial aspect of the Sponsored Programs Office.

Values

As an academic service unit we are committed to promote academic excellence at the University. As such, our values include:

• A broad definition of research and creative activity that includes the scholarship of discovery, the scholarship of learning, and the scholarship of engagement
• The pursuit of knowledge in an environment that encourages free and open inquiry, academic achievement, scholarship, and creativity
• The celebration of academic achievement
• The importance of research experiences for undergraduate and graduate students
• The collaborative nature of research