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Office of Research

Office of Sponsored Projects

What We Do

The Office of Sponsored Projects facilitates efforts in research by faculty and staff to help seek and administer both internal and external funding for research, scholarship, creative activities and public service- related projects. The goal is to enhance the University’s research capacity and to support faculty members in creating opportunities for students to gain valuable hands-on experience and to better prepare students for graduate careers and the knowledge-based global job market. This is achieved through active participation by faculty members, staff and students, and the research centers on campus.

Contact Us

Office of Sponsored Projects
Research & Innovation Building 1.111
The University of Texas-Pan American
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999

Phone: (956) 665-5004
Fax: (956) 665-2940
Email: sponpro@utpa.edu

Frequently Asked Questions

Announcements

June 4, 2013 10 a.m. to noon   REIN Conference Room (REIN 1.102)

Introduction to the Office of Sponsored Projects/Cayuse
Learn about the process of submitting a grant and how to utilize the on-line submission system, Cayuse. On-line registration coming up soon!  Register at https://training.utpa.edu.  Look for "Intro to OSP and Cayuse."  

June 14, 2013 Noon to 1 p.m. EDUC 3.226

Pivot Open House - Get an overview of a new tool for finding funding opportunities.  This Open House is geared towards faculty and staff who are interested in signing up for Pivot.  Registration is not requried; just come by the computer lab for one-on-one help in signing up! 

June 19, 2013 10a.m. to noon  REIN Conference Room (REIN 1.102)

An overview will be given of general guidelines governing the administration of Federal awards by the Office of Sponsored Projects and the Office of Grants & Contracts.  Discussion topics include account set-up, cost-sharing, indirect costs, cost transfers, reporting requirements, spend-down rates, and more.  Register at https://training.utpa.edu.  Look for "Post Award Administration" and select the correct date.

The NSF announces that project reporting has successfully been transitioned to Research.gov. Please visit the Project Report Informational Page.  Also, Beginning March 18, 2013, NSF's FastLane will begin automated compliance checking all required sections of full proposals.  FastLane will not allow submission of full proposals missing GPG-required sections. Please visit the NSF Notice Regarding Automated Compliance Checking of FastLane Proposal Submission.  Click HERE for a summary slideshow regarding the changes.

Sequestration Summary Page from the Society of Research Aministrators. How will the Sequestration affect individual federal agencies?

CAYUSE424 (Electronic Proposal Submission)