Office of Sponsored Research Administration

The mission of the Office of Sponsored Research Administration (OSRA) is to help faculty and staff acquire and manage funding in order to:

• Conduct research and service programs
• Develop new curriculum and degree programs
• Provide scholarships and fund internships for merit Honors scholars
• Engage students in research training and internships
• Support faculty and students to present their research at conference
• Increase retention and graduation of SSU students and support their advancement into competitive jobs and graduate programs.

Contact OSRA for assistance with developing and submitting proposals, meeting compliance requirements, and managing grant programs.

SSU faculty and staff have a strong record in research and grant funding. Grants compose approximately 10 percent of the SSU annual budget and directly support the university’s mission to achieve student success (retention, graduation, and entry into the professional workforce) by funding:

• Faculty/student research
• Scholarships/fellowships/internships (approximately 150 per year, totaling $1.5 M per year)
• New curriculums/program development/enhancements, which focus on workforce readiness skills and real-world applied problem solving, including cybersecurity, forensic science, data analytics, global logistics, and applied math
• New equipment grants to build research capacity
• K-12 programs to strengthen pipelines to higher education and careers
• Community service initiatives

Each year, faculty/staff/student grant-funded achievements are profiled in the SSU Journal of Research, Arising and at the university’s Annual Research Conferences.