Proposal Development

The Office of Research Development works closely with faculty and researchers from across Montana State University to cement the university’s R1 status (“very high research activity”).  Whether a researcher is pursuing a large Center grant or a graduate research fellowship, our team is here with a comprehensive suite of services to support and enhance the proposal development process:

• Locating funding

• Solidifying a preliminary idea

• Assessing proposal fit and responsiveness to reviewer requirements

• Developing a white paper/concept paper for a potential sponsor

• Interpreting proposal reviews and resubmission strategizing

• Identifying potential proposal collaborators

• Procuring examples of previously successful proposals

• Outlining of proposals

• Providing templates and institutional boilerplate language

• Collecting, organizing and verifying proposal documents for upload

• Consulting on intellectual merit and broader impacts

• Conducting internal reviews of proposals

• Writing letters of institutional support

• Coordinating limited submissions

• Strategic planning for major initiatives

• Supporting complex, multi-investigator grant proposals

• Facilitating external reviews of proposals
• Securing other external forms of specialized proposal support
• Supporting community-engaged scholarship
• Enhancing societal relevance and impact of research