The College of Humanities and Social Sciences provides faculty with research and scholarship support with a full-time Research Development Officer (RDO). Working in collaboration with the Office of Research Development (ORD) and Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC),the Research Development Officer (RDO) is your point of contact for all research-related activities. Whether you are considering applying to an intramural, private, state, or federal grant, they will ensure your proposal follows the guidelines and criteria presented in the funding opportunity solicitation.
The RDO provides concept development, proposal development support (reviewing and editing proposal narratives), and provides templates or boilerplate information for supplementary documents such as letters of support, data management plans, facilities and other resources, etc.Please keep in mind that the RDO is not a grantwriter. The primary writer/author of the grant must always be you (the faculty member) because you have the expertise in your respective field. However, the RDO can certainly develop sections of a proposal, and make edits or suggestions to the narrative.
The H&SS Research Development Officer (Natalie Baronian) works with the Grants and Contracts Officer (Elissa Hawkins) to review proposal guidelines, compliance, and prepare all documentation required for proposal submission. Should the proposal be funded, the Grants and Contracts Officer negotiates contract terms with the sponsor.
When the award is accepted and executed by OGC, the project is administered through the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). Prior to beginning the proposed project, faculty are provided with a one-on-one orientation on how to manage their award. The Sponsored Programs Administrator work with the Principal Investigator to communicate with the sponsor, approve purchases, provide financial reports, and progress/final reports to the sponsor.
Projects with human subjects or animals require an IRB or IACUC approval. Having a hard time figuring out if you need IRB for your project? Don't understand what needs to be completed? Please send an inquiry to: irb@fullerton.edu or visit the Research Compliance site for additional information.
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