UC Santa Cruz’s Office of Research Development (RD) team helps researchers develop concepts, build strategies and teams, find and evaluate funding opportunities, and conduct critical content reviews to increase proposal competitiveness.
Are you establishing a lab, envisioning a new project, discussing a proposal with a program officer, or planning on submitting a grant?
Our team provides UC Santa Cruz’s research communities in physical and biological sciences, engineering, and humanities with funder insights, narrative reviews, and the tools to submit competitive proposals. Contact the RD team to help you plan ahead and succeed.
What we do
Pre-proposal and proposal development support
- Long-term strategy development
- Opportunity identification and evaluation
- Sponsor engagement
- Team building
- Skills and knowledge development
- Conceptual development
- Project management
- Communication, collaboration, and coordination
- Resources for content development
- Critical review and editorial support